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"Have you ever stayed up way past your bedtime? Jim Panzee certainly has. Jim is going to a slumber party and there's LOTS to do. Jim plans on bobbing for mangoes, going termite fishing, and of course staying UP ALL NIGHT! But Jim gets more than a little frustrated when all the things he wanted to do go awry. One by one, everyone else falls asleep, while Jim is determined to stay up. How long will he last?"--Publisher description.

Tired, cold, and lonely, little Snowy Bear trudges through the woods seeking shelter and finally finds it in a house where a lonely young girl is wishing for a friend.

It is bedtime for Kitty, but she does not like bedtime, but when she runs out of ideas (and energy) and is promised a perfect bedtime story, Kitty gives in.

At sunset, when their work is done for the day, a crane truck, a cement mixer, and other pieces of construction equipment make their way to their resting places and go to sleep.

¿Por que es azul el oceano? Before going to sleep, a curious girl asks her dad why the sea is blue, why the trees lose their leaves in the autumn, why, why ... Her dad, undaunted, will give her the most charming answers and fantastic, populated by space dinosaurs, singing fish and messenger birds ... Finally it is time to sleep and dream of all the fantastic beings of your sweet conversation. This clever album book plays with a child's curiosity...

When increasing numbers of sheep in a rainbow of colors appear in a man's bedroom as he tries to fall asleep, he must resort to more and more elaborate means of removing them. What do you do when you can't sleep? Count sheep in Spanish and English, of course! But what happens when those rascally sheep get a little too close for comfort? Well, if you're anything like the sleepy little hero in this clever tale, you might just tire yourself out trying...