No Go Sleep!

A baby—finally—falls asleep with the rest of the world in this soothing picture book from Kate and Jules Feiffer.

And the sun said,

“I’ve gone for the day.

When you wake up,

I’ll be back to play.”

Even though the stars are out and the moon is bright, the baby says, “No, go, sleep!” But as the world around the baby gradually goes to sleep—first the sun, then the moon, then the sheep, tree, and owl—the baby finally, finally, finally falls asleep too. Lyrically written, this lulling text, paired with soothing art, will put even the youngest reader in the mood to visit dreamland.

Kate Feiffer is a writer, a filmmaker, and a mother. She is the author of the picture books President Pennybaker; But I Wanted a Baby Brother!; The Wild, Wild Inside; Which Puppy?; and My Mom Is Trying to Ruin my Life; and of the middle-grade novel The Problem with the Puddles. She lives with her family in New York and on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Visit her at KateFeiffer.com.

Jules Feiffer is one of the most influential editorial cartoonists of our time, as well as a playwright, novelist, screenwriter, and both the author and illustrator of children’s books. His many awards and honors for his work include a Pulitzer Prize, an Academy Award, and an Obie Award. He illustrated The Phantom Tollbooth and the New York Times bestselling The Odious Ogre, both by Norton Juster, and both wrote and illustrated The Man in the Ceiling and Bark, George. He lives with is family in New York and Marthat’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.