You're exasperating, Sylvie, her mother says. I'm not trying to be exasperating, Mommy, Sylvie replies, I just can't sleep! Why don't you try counting sheep? her mom suggests. So Sylvie tries. She shuts her eyes and imagines hundreds and hundreds of sheep, all in a row. But no sooner have the sheep lined up than they start to jig! And jog. And rollerblade and scooter and skateboard. Straight to the beach, where they go swimming! After all this activity, the sheep start to nap. At last they're still! Now Sylvie can count them: 1, 2, 3, Zzzz The sheep thought she'd never nod off!

 

This book has been graded for interest at 3-5 years.

This book was published 2010 by Scholastic US .

Anna McQuinn is a part-time writer whose literacy workshops often involve children and families for whom English is not their first language. Her picture books include "Lola at the Library" and "Wanda's Washing Machine. " She lives in England.