You Are Not Sleepy! - by Mark Teague (Hardcover)

About the Book

It is time for a nap, but a series of hijinks, interruptions, and distractions keep him from falling asleep.

Book Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author-illustrator Mark Teague comes a funny bedtime picture book that is "storytelling hog heaven" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) about a pig who can't go to sleep no matter how hard he tries!

Pig knows it's time for a nap, but he just can't fall asleep! He tries to catch that elusive shut-eye in a series of hilarious hijinks but can't escape interruptions and distractions. Then, a rowdy friend arrives who also seems to be in need of sleep, and Pig has a flash of inspiration... Can his latest idea finally send them both to dreamland?

Review Quotes

Teague's naptime comedy of errors will surely elicit giggles from little ones, and the direct address text makes it especially well suited to a silly story time....Just right for naptime, this is sure to resonate with decidedly not sleepy children and their beleaguered adults.--Booklist "10/15/2024"

* "It's storytelling hog heaven, with narrative twists, delightfully deadpan visuals, and resonant themes of autonomy, mischievousness, ingenuity, and emerging responsibility."--Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW "7/15/24"

About the Author

Mark Teague is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books include Fly!, King Kong's Cousin, We Are Going to Be Pals!, You Are Not Sleepy!, and The Case of Old MacDonald and His Farm. He is also the illustrator of Cat Dog, written by Mem Fox; the Bat, Cat & Rat series, including the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award-winning second book Vacation, written by Ame Dyckman; and the New York Times bestselling How Do Dinosaurs...? series, written by Jane Yolen.