Animal Dream

How do animals that fly for days across oceans and continents sleep? Or those that can be eaten if they are not vigilant? Or those that rest underwater and must come to the surface to breathe?

How do animals sleep? The answer to this question is constantly evolving and, although there are no absolute certainties, in this book you will find thirty-one animals sleeping in unexpected ways. A bird turning off half of its brain while flying, a sleepy fly on its favorite flower, and a fish lying on its bubble bed are just a few examples. While some sleep for a few minutes, others do so for long periods of time. Some like to stay buried and others huddle in a tree so that predators can’t get to them. A dream full of suspense, surprises and oddities. An animal dream!

Key points

2024 – Included in The White Ravens List
2024 – IBBY Chile Award, Children’s Nonfiction Category
2023 – Banco del Libro de Venezuela, The Best Books for Children and Young Adults Award

• Complete and rigorous information on the different ways in which 31 animals sleep.
• Includes data sheet, glossary and two glow-in-the-dark pages.
• Handmade watercolour illustrations.

Silvia Lazzarino

2023 – Troquel Newsletter, Essential books, Informative category

María José Arce

2022 – IBBY Chile Award, Singular category
2018 – Cuatrogatos Foundation, 100 Recommended Books
2016 – Cuatrogatos Foundation, 80 Recommended Books
2013 – Latin American illustration Contest