Night Night, Little One

by Angela McAllister, Maggie Kneen

“Night-night, little one,” says Duffy’s mommy, but the little rabbit cannot fall asleep. He moves his toys around: monkey next to mouse, big bear next to little bear, and duck in the middle. But it doesn’t help. Mommy brings him a drink of water, but that doesn’t help either. So Duffy starts singing a song to monkey, but that only gets him in trouble for making too much noise.
Duffy’s not scared of the nighttime; he’s just lonely and bored because nothing ever happens in the dark. So Mommy sits down and tells him all about the nighttime, when Mr. Fox takes his walk, the Hedgehog family go looking for snails, and Herbert the little badger plays in the very same woods that Duffy plays in during the day. Poor Duffy is getting awfully sleepy now, and as the moon slips its night light into his bedroom, he falls fast asleep.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 11, 2003

About the author

Angela McAllister is an award- winning author of over eighty books for children, including picture books, junior fiction, non-fiction and novels. Her work has been adapted for the stage and is widely used in schools. It has been translated into more than twenty languages. She lives in the south of England.

Reviews

[littlemiao · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an adorable story about a little bunny who just can't fall asleep. The story and art are too sweet to get anything less than five stars. I especially liked how the bunny tucked in his little stuffed toys.