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In this magical bedtime story, the lyrical narrative echoes a Runaway Bunny – like cadence: “Does everything in the world go to sleep?” the little girl asks. In sincere and imaginative dialogue between a not-at-all sleepy child and understanding parents, the little girl decides “in a cocoon of sheets, a nest of blankets,” she is ready to sleep, warm and strong, just like a tiger. The Caldecott Honor artist Pamela Zagarenski’s rich, luminous mixed-media paintings effervesce with odd, charming details that nonsleepy children could examine for hours. A rare gem.

一个不想睡觉的小女孩，坚定地对爸爸、妈妈表示她不累、还不想睡。故事中的爸妈，以一种新颖的态度面对孩子不想睡觉的心情：他们没有勉强孩子入睡，而是很有技巧地让小女孩自己换上了睡衣、刷牙、洗脸、躺在床上。小女孩舒服地躺在床上，问爸爸和妈妈：世界上所有的动物都要睡觉吗？从家里的狗和猫，到小蜗牛、大鲸鱼，还有森林里的老虎……爸妈温柔平静地回答她提出来的问题，告诉她各种动物睡觉的地方和睡觉的姿态，然后亲亲她，把灯熄了，对小女孩说她可以整夜醒着。于是，小女孩想象自己和各种动物一样，在自己的窝里安全、温暖又舒适，不知不觉的进入了梦乡。