"Kastner masterfully plays with readers’ expectations and format conventions, creating a story that is both funny and thought-provoking."
Description
In the spirit of The Panda Problem, this “funny, raucous, and ultimately satisfying” (Mac Barnett, New York Times bestselling author) meta picture book shows what both diurnal and nocturnal animals get up to while you’re asleep.
When the Earth slowly spins and light fades away, animals hunker down for bedtime. But the narrator’s cozy story is interrupted by fireflies flickering, raccoons enjoying chicken dinners, and foxes planning a nighttime festival. The narrator eventually gives up trying to get the nocturnal creatures to go to sleep like everyone else as skunks, beavers, and more gather for a midnight soiree you’d have to see to believe…if you weren’t asleep!
Reviews
"Captivating musings on what happens when we drift off for the night."
"This is a funny, raucous, and ultimately satisfying bedtime story. (Also I learned some new stuff about animals.)" — Mac Barnett, New York Times bestselling author
“This book is hilarious and a little magical. Kastner subverts the classic bedtime story with whimsy and wonder. Readers are sure to sleep soundly and dream deeply after they tire from laughing loudly.” — Jarrett Pumphrey, Ezra Jack Keats New Author Honor Winner
"While You're Asleep is a beautifully illustrated, classically inspired tale with a fun, unconventional twist. This book will have you excited for bedtime." — Jessie Sima, author of Not-Quite Narwhal and Perfectly Pegasus
“Simultaneously sweet and hilarious with its clever mix of lyrical lines, unexpected silliness, and charming animals! Perfect fun bedtime read aloud!” — Jessixa Bagley, Ezra Jack Keats Honor Award Winner
