On a night when Alfie Bear is not sleepy, he tries to join various nocturnal animals so that he can stay up later.

Six enchanting books with gentle stories and magical illustrations, written for reading aloud to help young children relax at the end of a busy day. All six hardback books, previously published as tabbed board books, are beautifully bound and presented in a robust slipcase - a lovely keepsake gift for a new baby. The individual books are: Night-night stories, Little stories for bedtime, Sleepytime stories, Sweet Dreams story book, Baby animal stories and Teddy Bear stories. Each one contains five original tales, written for the very young.

The box in which all the animals are sitting gets more and more crowded until a hungry flea comes along.

An irresistibly cute story about finding the confidence to be yourself, starring a turtle in search of the perfect shell. Terrance the turtle was born without a shell, so he uses a cardboard box instead. Terrance loves his box. It keeps him dry on soggy days, safe from snooping strangers, and is big enough to cozy up with a friend. But when another turtle points out that Terrance's shell is, well, weird, he begins to wonder whether there might be a better shell out there... Eventually, and through much trial and error, Terrance learns that there's nothing wrong with being different--especially when it comes to being yourself.

Perfect for bedtime, this Little Critter® box set contains six 8x8 storybooks to enjoy. With a carry-along handle, Velcro closure, one sheet of stickers, and a poster, this set makes a perfect gift for Little Critter fans. Set includes: Little Critter: The Best Teacher Ever; Little Critter: The Best Show & Share; Little Critter: Bye-Bye, Mom and Dad; Little Critter: The Lost Dinosaur Bone; Little Critter: Just a Little Too Little; and Little Critter: Just a Little Music

The Christmas bear. The little polar bear has been in the toy store for a long time. No one wants him. As Christmas approaches, he grows more hopeful. Surely he'll find a child to love him ... won't he?

Illustrations and rhyming text evoke images from nature as reassurance at bedtime. On board pages.

Little o has an adventure with items beginning with his letter's sound, such as an ox, an ostrich, an octopus, and otters. Additional features to aid comprehension include rebus icons for word recognition, a word list for review, activities for further learning, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.

Get ready for bed with this soothing sleepy story—now available as a Classic Board Book! The sun has set, and sleepyheads all across the land are tucked into their cozy beds. Rabbit is snoozing in the weeds, and Duck is snuggled in the reeds. Bear is nestled in his cave, and Otter is rocking on a wave. But there’s one little sleepyhead who’s not in his bed. Where, oh where, could he be? This sweet and snuggly bedtime book with irresistible illustrations by Joyce Wan is the perfect read-aloud story to prepare little ones for a cozy night’s sleep.

A box is just a box . . . unless it's not a box. From mountain to rocket ship, a small rabbit shows that a box will go as far as the imagination allows. Inspired by a memory of sitting in a box on her driveway with her sister, Antoinette Portis captures the thrill when pretend feels so real that it actually becomes real—when the imagination takes over and inside a cardboard box, a child is transported to a world where anything is possible.