A magical bedtime story, honored as a Caldecott Honor Book.
In sincere and imaginative dialogue between a child and her kind and
understanding parents, 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.
The lyrical narrative echoes a *Runaway Bunny-*like cadence: "Does
everything in the world go to sleep?" the little girl asks.
Artist Pamela Zagarenski's rich, luminous mixed-media paintings
effervesce with charming details that non-yet-sleepy children can
examine for hours. A rare gem.