Great Books

A beloved bedtime story lights up the dark all around us in this sumptuous new printing of a Candlewick classic.Ten years ago, when a new Candlewick Press first published Martin Waddell’s and Barbara Firth’s CAN'T YOU SLEEP, LITTLE BEAR?, the quiet, classic picture book met with resounding reviews. "Move over GOODNIGHT MOON," raved PUBLISHERS WEEKLY in a boxed review (Candlewick’s first review ever). "Perfect for bedtime, or anytime," echoed KIRKUS REVIEWS. "Bound to become a beloved bedtime ritual," said SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL.Now, in honor of that tenth anniversary, the book that became the first of a best-selling series - about a Little Bear who doesn’t like the dark and a sage Big Bear who brings him the moon - gets a well-earned deluxe treatment. This glorious printing boasts a beautiful new jacket embossed with gold, and a free, limited-edition print of the book’s cover, showing Big and Little Bear, the bright, yellow moon, and all the twinkly stars - perfect for framing!

Raymond Chandler meets Jonathan Lethem in this wickedly entertaining debut featuring Mark Genevich, Narcoleptic DetectiveMark Genevich is a South Boston P.I. with a little problem: he’s narcoleptic, and he suffers from the most severe symptoms, including hypnogogic hallucinations. These waking dreams wreak havoc for a guy who depends on real-life clues to make his living.Clients haven’t exactly been beating down the door when Mark meets Jennifer Times—daughter of the powerful local D.A. and a contestant on American Star—who walks into his office with an outlandish story about a man who stole her fingers. He awakes from his latest hallucination alone, but on his desk is a manila envelope containing risqué photos of Jennifer. Are the pictures real, and if so, is Mark hunting a blackmailer, or worse?Wildly imaginative and with a pitch-perfect voice, The Little Sleep is the first in a new series that casts a fresh eye on the rigors of detective work, and introduces a character who has a lot to prove—if only he can stay awake long enough to do it.

As a little mouse tosses and turns in his bed of dried grasses, he imagines that other animals must surely have better sleeping arrangements. A bird’s nest, a kangaroo’s pouch, a polar bear’s den–they all sound so cozy . . . at first. But a patient mother mouse helps her little one see why home is best for him.This mother and child’s loving banter suggests a game that parents and toddlers will quickly add to their own bedtime routines–ensuring sweet dreams for all.

Listening to this lilting lullaby, young animal lovers will drift off to sleep with smiles on their faces. Miriam Schlein and Peter Sms have created an enchanting bedtime book of animals and their young. There are elephants, penguins, pandas, and kangaroos, all sleeping soundly. You can turn the pages-- or open the concertina fold-out panels to reveal the over-five-foot-long fantasy panorama. Either way it.s a delight for eyes and ears. But read softly--it.s bedtime!

Little Critter is staying over at his friend's house for the first time. Will Little Critter be able to sleep in a strange house where butlers open the door and napkins are folded in funny shapes? With his usual style and humor, Mercer Mayer's best-selling character, Little Critter, will make children laugh at this all-too-familiar situation. , , Mile 2 books offer word play and pattern stories to keep beginners hooked, and 2-3 lines of text per page to keep them challenged.,

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.

Lots of furry friends provide warm and comforting answers.

As the sun sets, a father puts his child to bed. Weaving images of mice, of birds, and of polar bears, he tells her that sleep nibbles the last crumb of day; sleep gathers her beneath its feathery wings; and that sleep holds her tight in the furry dark. And as the images of sleep grow larger and larger, the father hopes that sleep will come to his child very soon. In this glorious companion to If You Were Born a Kitten, Marion Dane Bauer and JoEllen McAllister Stammen have created a classic lullaby, as warm and loving as any child and parent at bedtime.

How many ways can a Little Bear find to avoid settling down for his long winter sleep? Lots! But if he goes to sleep late, will Mother Bear be able to wake him up when Spring comes? Children will enjoy Little Bear's antics in the snow while parents will recognise some of his tricks.