Sleep Like a Tiger

Does everything in the world go to sleep? Even dogs?Cats?Not bats!Whales?Tiny snails?Grizzly bears?Tigers in the jungle? In an innovative bedtime book for young readers, the rich, fresh look of Caldecott Honor Medalist Pamela Zagarenski's luminous illustrations paired with Mary Logue's poetic and unadorned language frame the very simple-sounding question: does everything in the world go to sleep?The text, touched with a Runaway Bunny-like cadence, is a sincere and imaginative dialogue between a not-sleepy child and her understanding parents, where in the end, the little girl decides in a cocoon of sheets, a nest of blankets,she is ready to sleep, warm and strong, just like a tiger. This seamless, kid-centric picture book not only connects the child to the natural world, but also connects the reader to a larger, mysterious dreamscape, one imagination can only fathom. A book certain to give you good dreams!