Kate Lum

Patrick does not want to go to bed. So he finds lots of reasons to explain his sleeplessness. And each reason sets Patrick's very resourceful Granny on a monumental task! Just as everything seems to be getting resolved, Patrick finds himself saved from having to go to bed. An unusual and anarchic bedtime story.

Patrick is having his first sleep-over at his grandmother's house. It's almost bedtime, but there's a problem-Patrick doesn't have a bed at Granny's. So Granny goes out to her yard, chops down some trees, and makes a comfy bed for Patrick. Now he can go to sleep. Right? Not yet. He doesn't have a pillow So Granny dashes to the henhouse, collects some feathers, and sews a fluffy pillow for Patrick. Now he can go to sleep. Right? Not yet. A few other things are still missing . . . . If Patrick is lucky, this could go on all night "Children will snuggle down with smiles on their faces after this comic spin on the paraphernalia associated with a common ritual." (Kirkus Reviews)

Stanley loves his quiet cup of tea in his basket after everyone has left for the day, but today he is disturbed by a strange noise coming out of the grandfather clock. When he looks, he discovers his friend Bill the mouse who has had hiccups for three days and so has gone to hide his noisy hics.