Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book

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Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book

Author	Dr. Seuss
Illustrator	Dr. Seuss
Language	English
Publisher	Random House
Publication date	1962 (renewed in 1990)
Publication place	United States
Pages	56
ISBN	978-0-394-80091-2
OCLC	181508
Dewey Decimal	811
LC Class	PZ8.3.G276 Do
Preceded by	The Sneetches and Other Stories
Followed by	Dr. Seuss's ABC

Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book, also known as The Sleep Book,^[1] is an American children's book written by Dr. Seuss in 1962. The story centers on the activity of sleep as readers follow the journey of many different characters preparing to slip into a deep slumber.^[2] This book documents the different sleeping activities that some of the creatures join in on: Jo and Mo Redd-Zoff participate in competitive sleep talking and a group "near Finnigan Fen" enjoys group sleepwalking.^[2] It opens with a small bug, named Van Vleck, yawning.^[2] This single yawn sets off a chain reaction, effectively putting "ninety-nine zillion nine trillion and two" creatures to sleep.^[2]