Washoe County Library System

"Kitty wants to sleep. Puppy wants to play. Can they compromise?"--

Slippers the puppy would rather pay attention to interesting smells, sounds, and sights than take a nap.

"Read aloud the story of Little Bear and his friends as they have a big day at the beach, then return home to eat dinner, take their baths, and head to bed, falling gently to sleep alongside your little one. Written by a bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist, this cozy bedtime book uses visualization techniques in the storytelling that encourage children to stretch and even exhaust their imaginations before drifting off into peaceful sleep."...

Bear tries to catch a few winks in his lair, but all sorts of bugs are bugging him.

A girl's bedside toys go to great lengths to keep her safe at night while she is asleep.

When Sylvie cannot fall asleep and her mother suggests that she try counting sheep, the sheep do not cooperate.

Old Bear and his friend Brown Bear decide that sleeping all winter is a waste of time, so they stay awake planning a warm summer vacation and then sleep through the whole trip.

Illustrations and rhyming text portray the different residents of fairyland and where each one goes to sleep.

Hoping to get some sleep, Little Runt boots his hog family out of bed one by one, but then finds that he needs them back again.

When Lucy insists she does not need a nap before accompanying her dad on errands she discovers that she is more tired than she realizes.