I Can't Get to Sleep

Tom's family try lulling him to sleep with a succession of bedtime stories, all of which turn out to be stimulating rather than soothing. Even when the characters attempt singing him to sleep, they only start to doze themselves, leaving Tom as wakeful as ever. Eventually, he nods off with the help of his favourite teddy. Domestic, but interesting and nicely illustrated. This is a good read aloud... especially, of course, at bedtime.