The World Champion of Staying Awake
Amazon Best Books of the Month, July 2011:  It’s time for bed, but Stella’s animals are wide awake, so what’s a girl to do?  Stella knows she can get them to sleep with a little imagination, so first she dreams a pillow into a ship for Cherry Pig, and they sail across the waves.  At the end of the voyage Cherry Pig is asleep, but now Thunderbolt thinks he is the world champion of staying awake, so Stella creates a special dream for him, too.  With clever stories that deliver sleepy results, Stella tucks each animal into bed until, finally, she is the last one still awake--but not for long. Pairing a witty narrative with rich illustrations,The World Champion of Staying Awakeis destined to become a treasured bedtime classic.  --Seira Wilson