After learning of his ancestral ties to Dormia, a hidden kingdom in the Ural Mountains whose inhabitants possess the ancient power of "wakeful sleeping," twelve-year-old Alfonso sets out on a mission to save the kingdom from destruction, discovering secrets that lurk in his own sleep.

All of the barnyard animals are excited about the arrival of a new duckling, until the noisy little one refuses to go to sleep.

The friendship and trust between a boy and his puppy are celebrated through simple text and photographs of them sharing naptime.

A second entry in the interactive board book series that began with Little Big Nate Draws a Blank finds Little Big Nate resisting his nap before finally drifting off to sleep and discovering that his imagination can take him to fascinating places in his dreams.

Rhyming text explores different places a kitten might sleep, finally settling on a best friend's feet.

Butterfly wakes up while Porcupine is having breakfast, and Porcupine tries to explain what it means to be nocturnal and Butterfly considers the advantages of a nighttime life while trying to get back to sleep.

In this story without words, a child is sleeping while outside people carry on with their lives--working, eating, walking their dogs, and even star gazing.

A mother tiger entices her child to sleep by telling of all that can been seen with one's eyes closed.

When Sylvie cannot fall asleep and her mother suggests that she try counting sheep, the sheep do not cooperate.