While You Sleep

Breathtaking collage art and exquisite rhyming couplets showcase fantastical dreams as the natural world is prepared for a new day in this gentle bedtime book.

As the day ends and a little girl is put to sleep by her mother, night-helper bunnies work their magic to tidy and polish the world. These helpers paint flowers, dust butterflies, and charge rainbows to make the world a beautiful place to wake up to.

Miki Sato's collage art, which combines paper, textiles, and embroidery silk, creates a three-dimensional dream world that is rich in detail and texture. Jennifer Maruno uses soothing rhyming couplets that celebrate the beauty of nature, creating a uniquely magical world.

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"A peek into the busy Land of Nod....Maruno narrates in flawless and immersive rhyming verse....Readers will linger over each tiny, essential detail--nothing is extraneous....the text and art are expertly stitched together, each visible and impactful on their own and interwoven into a bewitching whole. A perfect bedtime selection for eye-catching, vibrantly colorful dreams."--Kirkus ★
Starred Review

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"[I]nspired and original...."--Quill & Quire ★
Starred Review

"It's a cozy, positive bedtime story sure to please parents and children alike."--School Library Journal

"There's much to engage and charm in this whimsical, sweet, and reassuring bedtime read."--Booklist

"Rhyming couplets create a whimsical melody while the collage art illustrations will captivate children with their colorful layers and textures...."--Foreword Reviews