Little Rabbit Goes to Sleep

by Tony Johnston

As a little rabbit tries to go to sleep, he counts mosquitos and the feet of mice scurrying in the rafters and tries to ignore the scary dark. Finally he sneaks out of bed and down to the porch where Grandpa's rocking chair is squeaking. As he cuddles on Grandpa's lap, they talk until the night is no longer scary. Full color.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Rabbits

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

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Tony Johnston has written many acclaimed books for young people. She and her husband lived in Mexico for fifteen years, where they raised their children. She now lives in San Marino, California.

Reviews

[Melanie Hetrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Once a little rabbit has trouble sleeping so he tries to count mosquitoes and mice feet, but to no avail. When he looks out the window, he realizes it dark and scary out there. So he finds his grandfather in his rocking chair on the porch. His grandfather explains the nights darkness and sounds to him so that he is no longer frightened.

[Abby Peskin · Rating 4 out of 5]

The little rabbit in this story finds so many things to be scary at bedtime, which makes it hard to go to sleep. One noise is comforting instead - the sound of grandpa’s rocking chair. Little rabbit goes to join grandpa rabbit and grandpa helps to explain why specific things happen at night, making them less scary for little rabbit.