While you were sleeping one deep, dark night...one tiger went hunting in the jungle, two mice made a warm, cosy nest in the hay, three bears played chase in the snow ...In this stunningly illustrated book with its lyrical text, you are taken gently through the night to see and count all kinds of animals in their natural environments.

 

There are 24 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2002 by Hachette Children's Group .

John Butler is known and highly respected for his wildlife picture books. He has illustrated six titles for Puffin, all by Theresa Radcliffe. John lives in Kent with his wife and two grown-up daughters.