
Where Do Bears Sleep?: A Bedtime Songbook
Author(s): Chris Meade (Author), Mary M. Meade (Illustrator)
- Publisher: Cactus Infrared Press
- Publication Date: August 24, 2025
- Language: English
- Print length: 32 pages
- ISBN-10: 1969122013
- ISBN-13: 9781969122019
Book Description
Where do bears sleep when the moonlight falls? What about owls, foxes, or coyotes? In this beautifully illustrated picture book, children can join a lyrical journey through the animal world as each creature settles in to sleep.
This enchanting book offers two ways to enjoy:
—Read as a story: Perfect for a calm bedtime routine showing we all need to sleep.
—Sing as a lullaby: Includes full musical score for piano or guitar, so parents, grandparents, and teachers can bring the song to life.
Watercolor art to cherish
Each spread features hand-painted, full-page watercolor illustrations of different animals in their natural sleeping places—from the forest to the tree trees. And some sleep in the day! The colors create a warm, cozy mood.
Why kids (and grown-ups) love it:
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Combines music, reading, and visual art in one keepsake book
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Encourages curiosity about animals and their habitats
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Builds rhythm, rhyme, and musicality in early readers
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Makes bedtime a peaceful, shared moment
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Ideal for preschool, kindergarten, or homeschool storytime
Editorial Reviews
Review
The artwork is stunning.
—Lindsey Fletcher, Educator
REVIEWS from The Wishing Self Awards
This is a sweet songbook. My mum plays piano, so she did the tune. We enjoyed singing it.
—Girl, aged 5 (with a little help from mum)
“This book says it’s important to sleep and that animals dream. I liked that… The bear looked very cosy sleeping in the woods. And the fox looked comfy in the hole.”
—Girl, aged 6 (with a little help from her TA)
The picture of the owl in the tree is the best. I understood all of the book. My dog looks like Oslo, and he is a BIG sleeper too…”
—Girl, aged 6 (with a little help from mum)
“A sweetly illustrated, bedtime book, excellent for reading out loud – or singing!”
—Wishing Shelf Book Awards
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