Synopsis
When the sky grows dark and the moon glows bright,
everyone goes to sleep . . .
except for the watchful owl!
With a spare, soothing text and beautifully rich and textured illustrations of a starry night, this is the perfect “book of sleep.” Join the owl on his moonlit journey as he watches all the other animals settle in for the night: some sleep standing up, while some sleep on the move! Some sleep peacefully alone, while others sleep all together, huddled close.
Il Sung Na makes his American debut with this gorgeous bedtime offering. While each animal rests in its own special way, little ones will also drift off to a cozy sleep.
The New York Times - Daniel Handler
It is difficult to praise A Book of Sleep, by Il Sung Na, without sounding as if I'm knocking it: "the literary equivalent of Tylenol PM" is an unlikely blurb for the paperback, but it is apt, so thoroughly does the book inhabit its sleepy world…The art moves easily from the actual (horses sleeping standing up) to the fantastical (giraffes resting their elevated heads on clouds) in a blurry variety of textures and styles—from stark, clean sketch lines to a cavalcade of splotchy color—that might sound overbusy but work very well on the page.