Little Rabbit Couldn't Sleep

by Beth Shoshan, Sarah Arnold (Illustrator)

Little Rabbit is getting very tired, but he cant go to sleep not without the big silver moon keeping watch over him in the sky. So Little Rabbit waits for the moon to rise. And he waits, and waits some more. How long? he asks a nearby flower, then a shimmering lake, and a long winding path. But nobody seems to know. Little Rabbit begins to think the moon might never come. Curling up, he finally falls asleep, just as a large silvery disc slides silently into the night sky. Arnolds tender illustrations give Little Rabbit and his natural surroundings human-like qualities that children willlove.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

24 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Beth Shoshan was born in Brighton. She never seemed destined to be 
a children's writer, after all she 
had failed English Composition.
 But everything changed when she
 was challenged by Meadowside 
to write the most inappropriate
 children's book imaginable - it
 should contain sweets, explosions 
and arcane English words. She 
did, and Smidge became an instant 
best-seller. Now with over 30 titles 
to her name, Beth has become one
 of the most successful children's
 authors of the past few years.

- excerpted from Meadowside Children's Books

Reviews

[Kelly Ann]

A simple story of a Rabbit waiting for the moon to come out so he can fall asleep. A good bedtime story.