Sleep Like a Tiger

A 2013 Caldecott Honor Book

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.

Author: Mary Logue
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 10/23/2012
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.20h x 11.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780547641027
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 154173 / Sleep Like a Tiger

Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award - Finalist
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
Award: Charlotte Zolotow Award - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2012
Publishers Weekly 10/01/2012 pg. 95
Booklist 10/01/2012 pg. 54
New Yorker (The) 10/14/2012 pg. 18
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2012 pg. 71
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2012
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2012 pg. 30
School Library Journal 12/01/2012 pg. 94
Shelf Awareness 12/18/2012
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2013 pg. 14
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 35 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author

Mary Logue has written more than twenty books for children. She lives on the Mississippi with the writer Pete Hautman. Visit her at www.marylogue.com.

The Caldecott Honor artist Pamela Zagarenski (Red Sings from Treetops, 2010) divides her time between Stonington, Connecticut, and Prince Edward Island.