Night is coming and small things without words are going to sleep . . . sleepy bunnies, sleepy birds, and sleepy children, too, are getting under their covers. "Jean Charlot's illustrations are first-rate." --NYT. Barbara Bader called this 1943 book, now restored to its original size and format, "the first of the true bedtime books."

1944 Caldecott Honor Book

Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 09/30/1992
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 6.40h x 5.70w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780060210281
Audience: Baby-Preschool


Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1992 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Charlot, Jean: - Jean Charlot was a master lithographer and muralist whose works are a part of the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Brown, Margaret Wise: -

Margaret Wise Brown, cherished for her unique ability to convey a child's experience and perspective of the world, transformed the landscape of children's literature with such beloved classics as Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Other perennial favorites by Ms. Brown include My World; Christmas in the Barn; The Dead Bird; North, South, East, West; and Good Day, Good Night.