Dad! I Can't Sleep - Softcover

Foreman, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842706993 ISBN 13: 9781842706992

Publisher: Andersen Press, 2007

Synopsis

Counting sheep doesn’t send Little Panda to sleep so his dad suggests counting cows, or pigs, or elephants... Pull out the final page and see how many animals Little Panda counts, and whether he falls asleep.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Foreman has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice. His books are published all over the world.

From Booklist:

Ages 2-5. A funny picture book from England revitalizes the usual bedtime scenario of a child calling for attention from an increasingly overwrought parent. Little Panda can't sleep. At first Dad is patient. He climbs the stairs, kisses Little Panda good night, brings him a drink. Then Dad shows Little Panda how to count sheep. He still can't sleep. "Count cows!" Dad shouts. Count pigs or tigers. Elephants. Dinosaurs. Each picture shows a very wide awake Little Panda, propped up on the pillow, counting carefully on his fingers as the creatures he counts bound across the walls and ceiling. Then in a final surprise, angry Dad bounds up the stairs, pushes open the door--and four pages open out to show the garish creatures packed together in the bedroom and all wanting a drink. The lively pictures express the comic fantasy that's both zany and reassuring. Hazel Rochman

About this edition

• Publisher: Andersen Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1842706993
• ISBN 13: 9781842706992
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32