sleep

Rhyming verses followed by factual information briefly describe the sleep habits of a variety of animals.

A young child is encouraged to go to sleep by the thought of everyone else sleeping, from teacher to baker to postman.

Woolly the sheep, who is unable to sleep at night, roams through the meadow, picks apples, chases butterflies, draws pictures, and cooks peas for supper before finally being able to sleep.

Jason is forced to take matters into his own hands when his father's sleepwalking becomes ridiculous.

None of the other animals can sleep because Elephant has the hiccups.

Sam overcomes his anxieties by confessing them to his stuffed bear, who kindly agrees to take over the job of worrying about things at night.

An active little groundhog refuses to go to sleep, despite the advice of several animal visitors, until finally the cricket tries something that works. Includes facts about groundhog behavior.

Illustrations and simple text depict the sleeping habits of animals and humans.

Describes what happens to our bodies when we sleep and explains why we need this rest.

Elementary discussion of the importance of sleep and what happens to our brains and bodies during slumber.