Author(s): ANDREA PINNINGTON

Board Books

Follow Panda and her drowsy friends to bedtime! This remarkable picture book is based on popular relaxation techniques for children. Reading it with small children is a simple but very effective way to encourage the little ones to drop off to sleep. It provides a stress-free end of the day for children and their parents. The sun starts to set and the cub gives a yawn He's pounced and he's played with his sisters since dawn. If you open your mouth and breathe very deeply, You'll yawn like a lion and start to feel sleepy. Touch the lion cub's pink tongue, the panda's soft fur, the polar bear's white leg and drift off to sleep. A book perfect for parents who want to be closer to their children, while also encouraging them into healthy and positive activities for sleeping. The book features a group of 6 animals doing natural things, related to bedtime. It has an amusing, rhyming text opposite a winning picture of a familiar animal, and a die-cut space in the photograph for some appropriate, faux "fur" or "feathers" to poke through, and to be touched, stroked and enjoyed by the child. Additional foil stamping adds the sparkle of snow, starlight and moonlight. It is a hardcover board book, with rounded corners and very endearing text and photos. Feeling Sleepy will be a family favourite. AGES: 1 plus AUTHORS: Caz Buckingham and Andrea Pinnington spend most of their time outside listening, looking and learning. This book is the culmination of years of wondering, 'What bird made that sound?' They hope to inspire a new generation of bird lovers and solve many family arguments at the same time. SELLING POINTS: . Based on effective, proven relaxation techniques for toddlers, helping to make going to bed a peaceful and calming daily ritual . Through the world of animals, children are introduced to a series of sleep-inducing actions, encouraging them to fall asleep . Gently rhyming text also helps to lull and soothe children and is valuable in promoting early reading skills . There is a gradual shift of relaxing colours through the book that help to soothe but don't overstimulate . Touch-and-feel elements broaden the appeal and, like a comforter, help to build an association between looking at the book and going to sleep . Feeling Sleepy is here to make life easier by helping all parents struggling with getting small children to sleep