Hello, Sleep

We have all, every once in a while, had a hard time going to sleep at night. But did you know that Sleep itself can have trouble sleeping sometimes, too?

This playful, soothing book told in comic strip form shows what happens when Sleep cannot fall asleep and what she does to try to drift off to dreamland. This whimsical tale, perfect for reading at bedtime, is great for readers age 5–9.

Hello, Sleep is a fantastical bedtime book about Sleep, a friendly figure with a magic wand, who visits all living things and sends them off to dreamland when night falls. You know about Sleep, she visits you every night without fail. But what about Sleep, doesn’t she need her slumber too? Everyone she stops to ask just dozes off! Sleep travels the world, seeking cozy places to settle down, from atop a bunch of baby chicks, to Santa’s beard, to a baobob canopy; she listens to a lullaby, a meditation; she floats down the Amazon and rides an updraft in Siberia. Nothing does the trick: sleep keeps evading Sleep! Until a cat’s soft purring snore sends Sleep just where she needs to go. Goodnight, Sleep.