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A squirrel who can't sleep because he is afraid of bad dreams, finds out that all of his dreams are about to come true!

Night falls...it is late. Close your eyes. Time to sleep. This wonderful bedtime story from the masterful illustrator Barroux takes you on a journey through a child's imagination to a series of dreamy landscapes where animals ready themselves for sleep. The simple, lyrical text and charming illustrations will gently lull even the most reluctant sleeper, providing a calming way for parents to say goodnight.--

Sleepy jungle animals prepare for naptime on a hot afternoon.

"In the middle of the night, a chain reaction of noises wakes the residents of an urban apartment building, and then lulls them back to sleep"--

"A naptime story that introduces simple Spanish vocabulary as it describes all the fun things in a child's day"--

It is very hot in the jungle and suddenly a nice breeze arrives. The jaguar wants to take a siesta. Just then he saw a coati and said,"Could you do me a big favor? Could you wake me up in exactly 10 minutes?" The coati wanted a siesta too, and asked the cockatiel to wake him up in exactly 10 minutes ... -- Amazon.com.

Searching for a playmate before going to bed, a little lion asks some animals on the savanna if they are asleep.

Wide-Awake Baby leads the other Midnight Babies on a campaign against sleep, but one by one, they succumb to the lure of Slumberland, Nightlights, the Sea of Stories or the Garden of Lullabies until only Wide-Awake Baby is left.

"Stunning illustrations complement this poetic lullaby that encourages young readers to rest their heads and be soothed to sleep"--

"Noa is frustrated that Teddy is always too tired to play with him, but little does he know that Teddy is awake all night keeping him safe from night visitors"--