It’s bedtime, and across the land everyone is settling down to sleep. The cows are lying down in their fields, the rabbits are snug in their burrows, and the birds are resting on their branches. Except someone isn’t quite ready to close their eyes just yet… A curious cat gently wanders through midsummer fields, forests and dusky Swedish landscapes as the sun slowly sets. When will he be ready to sleep? Written by Astrid Lindgren, the bestselling author of Pippi Longstocking, and accompanied by luminous artwork from award-winning illustrator Marit Tornqvist, this soothing story is perfect for sharing with young children at bedtime.

What Kind of Book is Now That Night Is Near

Topics

cats science and nature bedtime and dreams

Genres

fiction

Reviews

Marmee

4.25

This book is fine, just in the realm of everyone's-sleeping-so-you-should-be-too books, I didn't feel like it added anything unique or special. Just a pretty normal going to bed book.

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The Creatives Behind the Book

Author

Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002) was born in Sweden. After college, she worked in a newspaper office and a Swedish publishing house. Her most famous and beloved book, Pippi Longstocking, was originally published in Swedish in 1950, and was later translated into many other languages. It was followed by two sequels, Pippi Goes on Board and Pippi in the South Sea. Ms. Lindgren had a long, prolific career, writing more than 100 picture books, poems, short stories, plays, screenplays, and novels. In 1958, she won the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the highest international award in children’s literature.

Illustrator

Marit Tornqvist

Marit Törnqvist is an acclaimed Swedish illustrator and recipient of the prestigious Golden Plaque. Marit has illustrated books by Astrid Lindgren and the Wall Street Journal praised her picture book Tom’s Christmas Fish: “Marit Törnqvist’s snug watercolors quickly situate us amid the pastel buildings and stone bridges of the Czech capital.”