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  After Dark

  by Haruki Murakami

  A short, sleek novel of encounters set in Tokyo during the witching hours between midnight and dawn, and every bit as gripping as Haruki Murakami’s masterworks The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Kafka on the Shore. At its center are two sisters—Eri, a fashion model slumbering her way into oblivion, and Mari, a young student soon led from solitary reading at an anonymous Denny’s toward people whose lives are... (more)
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  Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child

  A Step-by-Step Program for a Good Night's Sleep

  by Marc Weissbluth

  One of the country's leading researchers updates his revolutionary approach to solving--and preventing--your children's sleep problems Here Dr. Marc Weissbluth, a distinguished pediatrician and father of four, offers his groundbreaking program to ensure the best sleep for your child. In Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, he explains with authority and reassurance his step-by-step regime for instituting beneficial... (more)
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  The No-Cry Sleep Solution

  Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night

  by Elizabeth Pantley

  A breakthrough approach for a good night's sleep--with no tears There are two schools of thought for encouraging babies to sleep through the night: the hotly debated Ferber technique of letting the baby "cry it out," or the grin-and-bear-it solution of getting up from dusk to dawn as often as necessary. If you don't believe in letting your baby cry it out, but desperately want to sleep, there is now a third... (more)
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  Dream Catcher: Book 2

  Fade

  by Lisa McMann

  SOME NIGHTMARES NEVER END. For Janie and Cabel, real life is getting tougher than the dreams. They're just trying to carve out a little (secret) time together, but no such luck. Disturbing things are happening at Fieldridge High, yet nobody's talking. When Janie taps into a classmate's violent nightmares, the case finally breaks open -- but nothing goes as planned.... (more)
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  I CAN READ IT ALL BY MYSELF Beginner Books

  I Am Not Going To Get Up Today!

  by Dr. Seuss

  Illus. in full color. "A rhyming story that is full of laughs. 'The alarm can ring. The birds can peep....Today's the day I'm going to sleep,' says a lazy boy one morning, and despite a pail of icy water, television coverage, and the arrival of the Marines, he vows to stay in bed--and he does! The repetition of concepts and words will keep children turning the pages, as will the energetic drawings. A sure draw for... (more)
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  Sleepless

  by Cyn Balog

  Eron DeMarchelle isn't supposed to feel this connection. He is a Sandman, a supernatural being whose purpose is to seduce his human charges to sleep. Though he can communicate with his charges in their dreams, he isn't encouraged to do so. After all, becoming too involved in one human's life could prevent him from helping others get their needed rest.   But he can't deny that he feels something for Julia, a lonely... (more)
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  Asleep

  by Banana Yoshimoto

  The New York Daily News has called Asleep "enchanting, surreal ... Yoshimoto brings readers to another powerful, atmospheric place." Demonstrating again the artful simplicity and depth of her vision, Banana Yoshimoto reestablishes her place as a writer of international stature in a book that may be her most delightful since Kitchen. In Asleep, Yoshimoto spins the stories of three young women bewitched into a... (more)
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  The Bear

  Bear Snores On

  by Karma Wilson

  One by one, a whole host of different animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bear's cave to warm up. But even after the tea has been brewed and the corn has been popped, Bear just snores on! See what happens when he finally wakes up and finds his cave full of uninvited guests -- all of them having a party without him!
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  The Napping House

  by Audrey Wood, Don Wood

  In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleepy creatures causes a commotion with just one bite.This beloved and bestselling book from Audrey and Don Wood has been delighting children and sending them off to bed with laughter and sweet dreams for years. The infectious cumulative rhyme of "The Napping House" has made this book a classic.
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  Secrets of the Baby Whisperer

  How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby

  by Tracy Hogg

  “TRACY HOGG HAS GIVEN PARENTS A GREAT GIFT–the ability to develop early insight into their child’s temperament.” –Los Angeles Family When Tracy Hogg’s Secrets of the Baby Whisperer was first published, it soared onto bestseller lists across the country. Parents everywhere became “whisperers” to their newborns, amazed that they could actually communicate with their baby within weeks of their child’s birth.... (more)
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  Russell the Sheep

  by Rob Scotton

  This is Russell. Sometimes Russell is just a little bit out of step with the rest of the flock. All the sheep are falling asleep -- except Russell. What's a sheep to do? Russell tries everything ... until, at last, he falls asleep.
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  Counting Sheep

  The Science and Pleasures of Sleep and Dreams

  by Paul Martin

  Counting Sheep is excellent popular science, opening up the nature of sleep and explaining its mysteries. Does the early bird really catch the worm or end up healthy, wealthy, and wise? Can people exist on just a few hours sleep? Does everybody dream? Do fish? Is anybody getting enough sleep? Even though we devote a third of our lives to sleep, we still know remarkably little about its origins and purpose, and... (more)
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  Time to Sleep, Sheep the Sheep!

  by Mo Willems

  Mo Willems likes writing and drawing funny books such as the Caldecott Honor Books Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! , Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale , and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity . He also had fun creating favorites like Leonardo, the Terrible Monster and the Elephant and Piggie series. Before making books, Mo wrote and animated for Sesame Street , where he won six Emmys and made... (more)
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  The Sleepeasy Solution

  The Exhausted Parent's Guide to Getting Your Child to Sleep from Birth to Age 5

  by Jill Spivack, Jennifer Waldburger

  Two experts who are helping Hollywood's A-list babies get their zzz's share the no-fail, family-friendly method that has helped thousands of sleep-deprived moms and dads. Even Hollywood's biggest stars face the same dilemma as other parents do: "How do I get my child to sleep?" As parents in the know are finding, whether they're on the red carpet or the soccer field, the answer is the same: The Sleepeasy... (more)
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  On Becoming Baby Wise

  Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep

  by Robert Bucknam, Gary Ezzo

  The infant management concepts presented in this book have found favor with over two million parents and twice as many contented babies. On Becoming Babywise brings hope to the tired and bewildered parents looking for an alternative to sleepless nights and fussy babies. The Babywise Parent Directed Feeding concept has enough structure to bring security and order to your baby's world, yet enough flexibility to give... (more)
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  No sleep for the sheep!

  by Karen Beaumont

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  Sleepless in America: Is Your Child Misbehaving...or Missing Sleep?

  by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

  Does your child Refuse to cooperate in the morning? Get into trouble for not listening? "Lose it" over seemingly insignificant issues? Seem to resist sleep? An estimated 69 percent of American infants, children, and teens are sleep deprived. Studies have shown that sleep deficits can contribute to hyperactivity, distraction, forgetfulness, learning problems, illness, accidents, and disruptive... (more)
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  Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!

  by Mo Willems

  It’s getting dark out, but one stubborn Pigeon is NOT going to bed! Toddlers and parents will love this interactive bedtime romp, which puts readers back in the driver’s seat, following all of Pigeon’s sly trickery as he tries to outsmart the inevitable bedtime.
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  The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers

  by Elizabeth Pantley

  Guaranteed to help parents reclaim sweet dreams for their entire family New from the bestselling author of the classic baby sleep guide! Getting babies to sleep through the night is one thing; getting willful toddlers and energetic preschoolers to sleep is another problem altogether. Written to help sleep-deprived parents of children ages one to five, The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and... (more)
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  Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep

  by Jodi A. Mindell

  Right after "Is it a boy or a girl?" and "What's his/her name?," the next question people invariably ask new parents is "Are you getting any sleep?" Unfortunately, the answer is usually "Not much." In fact, studies show that approximately 25% of young children experience some type of sleep problem and, as any bleary-eyed parent will attest, it is one of the most difficult challenges of parenting. Drawing on... (more)