While a little girl sleeps, her favorite stuffed toys work hard all night to protect her. They check the room, squish bedbugs, and scare bad dreams away (n.p.). This gentle nighttime story is illustrated by the author with muted colors and several double-page spreads . si

Originally published by Hutchinson, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books Great Britain, in 2006.

Do you ever stop to think what we go through, night after night, to look after you?It's hard work being a bedside toy. Every night ther's so much to do. New arrivals have to learn fast if they want to be part of the crew.You'll never believe what happens while you are sleeping...Acclaimed author-illustrator Alexis Deacon has produced another beautiful, haunting picture book full of warmth and gentle humour.'(Deacon's) illustrations...carry distant reminders of some of the best illustrators of the last 100 years and yet still remain uniquely his own.' Sunday Telegraph