The Very Best Bed Rebekah Raye Hardcover, $16.95, ISBN 978-0-88448-284-0 9 x 10, 32 pages, color illustrations Children / Nature: PreK-Grade 3

"Raye's light-infused watercolors richly complement this gentle story. . . ."
—School Library Journal

"Dangle upside down from a branch—like a bat? Or float with your nose just above water—like a seal? Every animal has its own way of sleeping, and the squirrel's quest to find the 'very best bed' may just inspire the reader to snuggle up with a good book—like this one—at bedtime."
—Amy MacDonald children's author, Little Beaver and the Echo and many other books

A bushy gray squirrel is ready for bed, but where will he sleep tonight? He finds a cozy den, but a big black bear is already sleeping there. On his way up a tree, he sees a family of bats, but sleeping upside down doesn't suit him. A beaver slaps his tail on the pond before he dives down to his bed in his lodge, but the squirrel doesn't want to get his feet wet. Here's a snug hole in a tree, but it's overflowing with raccoon babies. Rebekah Raye's wonderful watercolor paintings take us along on the gray squirrel's search for just the right bed. Where, oh where, will he sleep tonight?

Rebekah Raye is an artist beloved for her bird and animal paintings and sculpture, derived from her affinity with the natural world around her at her studio in East Blue Hill, Maine. She illustrated Thanks to the Animals, by Allen Sockabasin, and teaches workshops for children and adults. Rebekah Raye's website is www.rebekahraye.com

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