The Baby Beebee Bird
After a long, hard day of howling, roaring, squawking, and hissing, the  animals in the zoo are ready for a good night's sleep. Silence settles over the  zoo, until... "Beebeebobbibobbi beebeebobbibobbi"!"What," said the elephant, "is THAT?""That" turns out to be the newest addition to the zoo, a tiny but vocal baby  beebee bird. Deaf to the pleas of the lion, the giraffe, and all the other  animals, the baby beebee bird burbles happily on. "I've slept all day and now  it's time for me to SING." Morning finds a lot of very tired critters, until the  lion comes up with a plan to teach the vociferous bird that "Nighttime is really  best for sleeping... especially for very little birds."Diane Redfield Massie's bedtime story, originally published in 1963, has been  reissued in a larger format, with all-new full-color illustrations by  award-winning illustrator (and author) Steven Kellogg, whoseA-Hunting We Will Gouses a  similar cast of goofy, expressive animals to ease children into sleepy-time  mode. Pages ofThe Baby Beebee Birdare cluttered with a delightful  menagerie of bleary-eyed bears, snoring snakes, and exhausted eagles. This  updated edition of an old favorite is sure to be a hit with a whole new  generation of readers. (Ages 3 to 7)--Emilie Coulter--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.