A Songbird Dreams of Singing: Poems about Sleeping Animals

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Written by Kate Hosford
Illustrated by Jennifer M Potter
Published by Running Press

Learn more about the variety of fascinating ways animals sleep: from upside down and holding hands, to sleeping while swimming or flying!

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Praise for A Songbird Dreams of Singing

"Firmly in control of language and rhyme schemes but varying tone and tempo as she goes, Hosford marvels at the sleep habits of 18 creatures. At once eye-closing and eye-opening."—Kirkus Reviews

"The work as a whole makes a unique, engaging readaloud from start to finish, and children may well pull it from the shelves again and again to revisit favorite excerpts."—Publishers Weekly

"Not only is [A Songbird Dreams of Singing] gorgeous and the poems so original and beguiling; the informational text is a total wow!"—Sy Montgomery, author of the National Book Award finalist, The Soul of an Octopus.

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