By Sneed B. Collard III, with illustrations by Anik McGrory

Henry Bergh Children's Book Award Winner: Illustration Award 2004

How do fish sleep? What about bats and cats? We get lots of questions from kids about the sleeping habits of all members of the animal kingdom, so we know this is one bedtime story that'll be read again and again. The author delivers up a range of surprising dozing habits in a friendly, but fact-filled style.

Young nature lovers will get the snoozing scoop on all manner of critters, from alligators (whose armored plates and scales make sleeping on their stomachs a necessity) to sea otters, who prefer to sack out in beds–kelp beds, that is! Anik McGrory's bright, inviting illustrations are fun to look at, too.

Hardcover, ages 4-8.