While You're Sleeping
Have you ever wondered what's happening in the world while you're asleep in your bed? Bakers, firefighters, postal workers, doctors, nurses, wildlife and more! This is the perfect book for bedtime, opening up a whole world of wonder and imagination for children.

Have you ever wondered what's happening in the world while you're asleep in your bed?

There's a whole world of activity out there – from bakers preparing bread and cakes for your table and firefighters waiting patiently for a call, to hospitals helping people have babies and caring for those who are ill. There are lorry drivers making deliveries of food, flowers, toys and more, and postal workers sorting the mail for your morning delivery. There's also wildlife such as foxes foraging, bats flying, and owls hunting for prey. And then around the world there are children who are playing, learning, eating and reading while you're tucked up fast asleep.

This is the perfect book for bedtime, opening up a whole world of wonder and imagination for children, and providing food for the imagination if they wake in those early hours. Beautifully written, with lyrical prose, the illustrations are packed with detail.

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While You're Sleeping
Have you ever wondered what's happening in the world while you're asleep in your bed? Bakers, firefighters, postal workers, doctors, nurses, wildlife and more! This is the perfect book for bedtime, opening up a whole world of wonder and imagination for children.

Have you ever wondered what's happening in the world while you're asleep in your bed?

There's a whole world of activity out there – from bakers preparing bread and cakes for your table and firefighters waiting patiently for a call, to hospitals helping people have babies and caring for those who are ill. There are lorry drivers making deliveries of food, flowers, toys and more, and postal workers sorting the mail for your morning delivery. There's also wildlife such as foxes foraging, bats flying, and owls hunting for prey. And then around the world there are children who are playing, learning, eating and reading while you're tucked up fast asleep.

This is the perfect book for bedtime, opening up a whole world of wonder and imagination for children, and providing food for the imagination if they wake in those early hours. Beautifully written, with lyrical prose, the illustrations are packed with detail.

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Overview

Have you ever wondered what's happening in the world while you're asleep in your bed? Bakers, firefighters, postal workers, doctors, nurses, wildlife and more! This is the perfect book for bedtime, opening up a whole world of wonder and imagination for children.

Have you ever wondered what's happening in the world while you're asleep in your bed?

There's a whole world of activity out there – from bakers preparing bread and cakes for your table and firefighters waiting patiently for a call, to hospitals helping people have babies and caring for those who are ill. There are lorry drivers making deliveries of food, flowers, toys and more, and postal workers sorting the mail for your morning delivery. There's also wildlife such as foxes foraging, bats flying, and owls hunting for prey. And then around the world there are children who are playing, learning, eating and reading while you're tucked up fast asleep.

This is the perfect book for bedtime, opening up a whole world of wonder and imagination for children, and providing food for the imagination if they wake in those early hours. Beautifully written, with lyrical prose, the illustrations are packed with detail.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781843654650
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 09/03/2020
Pages: 48
Product dimensions: 8.88(w) x 11.25(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range: 3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Mick Jackson is an award-winning novelist and screenwriter from Lancashire, UK. His first novel The Underground Man was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He was appointed writer-in-residence at the Science Museum in 2011, and has recently started writing for children.

John Broadley is the illustrator of While You’re Sleeping and We’re Going Places. His work, mostly created using pen and ink and collage, appears in several historical and cookery titles, as well as magazines including the Spectator, The New Yorker and the New York Review of Books. John has also worked with retailers and restaurants, including Fortnum & Mason, The Fine Cheese Company, Liberty London, Berry Bros & Rudd and Quo Vadis.

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