Tired and Snug: How Babies Fall Asleep

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How do the lions sleep? They love cuddling up to each other. Human children also cherish the coziness of co-sleeping.
The baby otter is lying on Daddy's stomach. And children love sleeping heart to heart. Each page depicts heartfelt scenes revolving around the topic of sleep, along with little rhymes to read aloud.
This picture book was developed in collaboration with pediatrician Dr. med. Herbert Renz-Polster who advocates for a gentle way to achieving quiet nights.

The Author

Dr. Herbert Renz-Polster is a pediatrician, scientist, and author. He lives with his wife near Ravensburg and has been writing about child development and parenting issues for many years. One of his favorite topics is baby sleep, because as a father of four, he knows all about sleepless nights!
Bernd Penners, born in 1958, is an elementary school teacher and is still engaged in this career with great enthusiasm. With his books he would like to make children smile and show that it's a good idea to not always take things super seriously.

The Illustrator

Marina Halak, born in 1994, grew up in Ukraine. She moved to Germany in 2016 and has been working as a freelance children's book illustrator for publishers, authors, and magazines worldwide since 2020. When she's not drawing, she spends time with her family, reading books, collecting beautiful things, and trying out new recipes.

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