Synopses & Reviews
As the sun sets, a father puts his child to bed. Weaving images of mice, of birds, and of polar bears, he tells her that sleep nibbles the last crumb of day; sleep gathers her beneath its feathery wings; and that sleep holds her tight in the furry dark. And as the images of sleep grow larger and larger, the father hopes that sleep will come to his child very soon. andlt;BRandgt; In this glorious companion to andlt;Iandgt;If You Were Born a Kitten,andlt;/Iandgt; Marion Dane Bauer and JoEllen McAllister Stammen have created a classic lullaby, as warm and loving as any child and parent at bedtime.
About the Author
Marion Dane Bauer is the author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor book andlt;iandgt;On My Honorandlt;/iandgt; and the andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestseller andlt;iandgt;My Mother Is Mineandlt;/iandgt;. Her other titles include andlt;iandgt;A Mama for Owenandlt;/iandgt;,andlt;iandgt; If You Were Born a Kittenandlt;/iandgt;,andlt;iandgt; Grandmotherand#39;s Songandlt;/iandgt;, andandnbsp;andlt;iandgt;Thank You for Me!andlt;/iandgt; She has retired from the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults where she was the first Faculty Chair. She lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and can be reached at MarionDaneBauer.com.