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When Sheep Sleep
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By New York Times #1 best-selling author, Laura Numeroff and award-winning illustrator, David McPhail! When you can’t fall asleep Then try counting sheep! But what do you do if the sheep are already asleep? New York Times best-selling author Laura Numeroff, has crafted the perfect lullaby in which a small child imagines she encounters many cuddly animal families, only to find that they, too, are snuggled fast asleep! Lovely, soothing watercolors by award-winning and critically acclaimed illustrator David McPhail capture the dreaminess of bedtime. Laura Numeroff and David McPhail, two icons in the world of children’s books, make an invincible team with their first collaboration, When Sheep Sleep . Children will reach for this new classic again and again as the warm, gentle illustrations and calming rhyme lull them to sleep.

Avg Rating
3.37
Number of Ratings
289
5 STARS
15%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
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Author

Laura Joffe Numeroff
Laura Joffe Numeroff
Author · 53 books

Laura Joffe Numeroff is the NYT best-selling author of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, What Mommies/Daddies Do Best and Raising a Hero. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Pratt Institute. Laura grew up as the youngest of three girls, surrounded by art, music, and books. An avid animal lover, Laura has always wanted to write a book about service dogs. She now lives in Los Angeles, California.

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