Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?

Little Bear can't sleep. There is dark all around him in the Bear Cave. Not Even Big Bear's biggest lantern can light up the darkness of the night outside. But then Big Bear finds the perfect way to reassure Little Bear and help himfall fast asleep...

About the author

Born in Belfast, Martin Waddell is widely regarded as one of the greatest living children's writers, and has over 220 published titles to his name. In 2024 he became the recipient of the An Post Irish Book Awards' Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to children's literature. He is perhaps best known for Owl Babies, illustrated by Patrick Benson and Farmer Duck, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury; as well as the 1989 Kurt Maschler Award-winning The Park in the Dark and the Little Bear series, both illustrated by Barbara Firth. In 2004, Martin received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his lasting contribution to children's literature, the highest career recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books.

Barbara Firth (1928-2013) won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? She illustrated over 30 picture books in her lifetime, including You and Me, Little Bear; Sleep Tight, Little Bear; Let's Go Home, Little Bear; Tom Rabbit; and the 1989 Kurt Maschler Award-winning The Park in the Dark.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Firth, Martin Waddell
• Assisted by: Barbara Firth (Illustration), Firth Barbara (Illustration)
• Publisher: Walker Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 7
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.09.2013
• EAN: 9781406353037
• ISBN: 978-1-4063-5303-7
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 218 mm x 262 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?; Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / General, For children c 0-2 years, Children’s interactive and activity books and kits, Children’s picture books, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Activity Books / General, Interest age: from c 5 years, For children c 0–36 months, Picture books, Pop-Up & Lift-The-Flap Books