The Sleepiest Sleep

by Timms, Barry; Kukhtina, Margarita

• ISBN13: 9798887771496
• ISBN10: 8887771499
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2025-08-19
• Publisher: Nosy Crow

Summary

A dreamy bedtime story with a tender grandparent-grandchild relationship at its heart.
Night is falling and Grandma and Grandpa Tiger want their little grandcub to have the sleepiest sleep of all. But when an unexpected thunderstorm comes, it doesn't seem as though anyone will be able to nod off!  Luckily the other animals in the jungle have a plan. . .

With mesmerizing, magical illustrations and a repeated lullaby refrain, this lyrical rhyming bedtime adventure is just right for lulling anxious grandchildren (and grandparents!) to sleep.

Author Biography

Barry Timms (Author)
Barry grew up in Cornwall. He spent his early years mending pop-up books brought home from the library by his mum. Vast swathes of Sellotape were involved.

In the late 90s, Barry moved to London to study Fine Art at Central Saint Martins. By a twist of fate, he later secured an editorial job at Walker Books. He's been editing children's books ever since.

More recently, Barry has been writing picture books of his own. He loves the knotty puzzle of structuring a story over so few pages. Even better is the rush of excitement when a solution lands in the shower, or while walking the streets of South London. That's a feeling worth its weight in gold.

Margarita Kukhtina (Illustrator)
Margarita Kukhtina has loved drawing and painting for as long as she can remember. After graduating as a Master of Fine Arts, Margarita worked as a graphic designer, creating personal projects in her spare time that helped her find her true passion in illustrating children's books. She works in mixed media, combining traditional and digital techniques to create playful and atmospheric illustrations.