Time to Sleep

A warm, inviting bedtime book from a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator.

Bear sniffed once.
She sniffed twice.
"I smell winter in the air," said Bear. "It is time to crawl into my cave and sleep. But first I must tell Snail."

Denise Fleming presents a warmhearted story about animals of the forest settling down for their winter nap. But, like children who must go to bed for the night, they each find a way to put it off just a little bit longer. Richly illustrated in fall colors, Denise Fleming's storybook world is right on target for preschoolers.

Author Biography: Denise Fleming was awarded a Caldecott Honor for In the Small, Small Pond. She also wrote and illustrated In the Tall, Tall Grass; Lunch; Count!; Barnyard Banter; Where Once There Was a Wood; Mama Cat Has Three Kittens; and The Everything Book. Ms. Fleming creates the illustrations for her books by pouring colored cotton pulp through hand-cut stencils. The result is unforgettable images set in handmade paper. She lives in Toledo, Ohio.