"Bedtime!" said the Mother.
"NO!" said the Baby.

The Baby wants to stay up all night, so he revs up his car and sets off on an adventure. Before long, he finds himself all alone in a sleepy land. But there is someone else who's not asleep... someone who loves the Baby very much.

A magical book whose soft yet sparkling artwork perfectly captures the twilight world of a small child, determined not to go to sleep.

A magical book whose dreamy artwork perfectly captures the twilight world of a small child, determined not to go to sleep.

About the Author
Helen Cooper is an author and illustrator whose work includes classic picture books such as The Bear Under the Stairs, Pumpkin Soup, The Baby Who Wouldn't Go to Bed and Tatty Ratty. Her books have been translated into 30 languages and won many awards including the Library Association Kate Greenaway Medal - twice. More recently she has collaborated as a writer with other illustrators. Notably, Saving the Butterfly, illustrated by Gill Smith, which was published in 2022. She has also written and illustrated children's MG fiction and the latest - The Taming of the Cat - published in October 2023.

Reviews
The text reads aloud with effortless rhythms, occassinal rhymings, in a delicious dignity of tome. This is a perfect bedtime picture book and a memorable extended metaphor for loving and being loved * The School Librarian *
An imaginative, stylish and dream-like bedtime story * The Bookseller *
Text and pictures are inventively surreal, funny and loving, with a perfectly judged almost-scary climax and a snuggly conclusion that doesn't quite banish Baby's magical world. A meaty book, with touches of brilliance, that enters an infant mind without a hint of condescension * Books for Keeps *
A read dream of a book . . . A beautiful storybook that every young sleepyhead is sure to love * Mother & Baby *
Goes to the heart of true infant experience, with elements that all small children will recognise and enjoy * The Irish Times *


Awards
Winner of LA Kate Greenaway Medal 1997 and Kate Greenaway Medal 1997.



Book Information
ISBN 9780552528382
Author Helen Cooper
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Corgi Childrens
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Weight(grams) 200g
Dimensions(mm) 250mm * 248mm * 248mm