But I’m Not Sleepy Yet!
Picture-Books
How do you get a marmot to sleep?
Mommy and Daddy Marmot are desperately trying to get their little one to sleep. After all, marmots love to sleep! All of them except this one, that is. After every bedtime story, he cries out “Just one more!” And after every good night kiss, he is wide awake. All the animals in the forest offer well-meaning advice to Daddy Marmot, but nothing seems to be working. But wait! Look at that! On their way from house to house, from nest to nest, the impossible happens: The marmot child actually falls asleep.
- The perfect reading for bed-time rituals
- Parents can tell you a thing or two about this: the never-ending topic of going to sleep
Anu Stohner, born in 1952 in Helsinki, is a translator and writer who lives in Munich. She has won several awards for her translations from Finnish, Swedish and English. She is internationally known for her books about ›Little Santa Claus‹ in collaboration with Henrike Wilson.
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Henrike Wilson, born in 1961 in Cologne, studied graphic design and painting in Germany as well as in the US. Today she lives as a freelance illustrator in Berlin. Henrike Wilson has published numerous children’s books in collaboration with Anu Stohner.
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How do you get a marmot to sleep?
Mommy and Daddy Marmot are desperately trying to get their little one to sleep. After all, marmots love to sleep! All of them except this one, that is. After every bedtime story, he cries out “Just one more!” And after every good night kiss, he is wide awake. All the animals in the forest offer well-meaning advice to Daddy Marmot, but nothing seems to be working. But wait! Look at that! On their way from house to house, from nest to nest, the impossible happens: The marmot child actually falls asleep.
- The perfect reading for bed-time rituals
- Parents can tell you a thing or two about this: the never-ending topic of going to sleep