My Dream Bed

Lauren Child. Arthur A. Levine Books, $16.95 (17pp) ISBN 978-0-439-30912-7

The insomniac narrator goes in search of the perfect resting place in My Dream Bed by Lauren Child. The girl, attached by a silvery ribbon to the oversize paper-over-board book, curls up on a crescent moon on the cover. Readers can insert the heroine in various scenes including a campsite, bird's nest or scallop shell. (Mar)

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