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Chengdu Could Not Would Not Fall Asleep

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By Barney Saltzberg

Illustrated by Barney Saltzberg

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On Sale
Jul 11, 2017
Page Count
32 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13
9781484775653

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$6.99

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$7.99 CAD

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  1. ebook (Enhanced Edition)

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High in his bamboo tree, a young panda named Chengdu lies awake while everyone around him is sleeping. No matter what he tries, he cannot fall asleep. He turns and he tosses. He scrunches and he rolls. He even hangs upside down. Finally he climbs up and up and up, until he finds the perfect spot atop his brother. Panda pile!

Genre:

  • Children's Books
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Animals
  • Bears

Series:

  • Chengdu

Barney Saltzberg (barneysaltzberg.com) is an author/illustrator/singer/songwriter who has published close to thirty children's books, including Beautiful Oops! and Chengdu Could Not, Would Not, Fall Asleep, a companion to Chengdu Can Do. He studied art at Sonoma State College in Northern California and later took a class at Otis/Parsons in children's book writing and illustrating, where he created his first book, It Must Have Been the Wind. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

  • Praise for Chengdu Could Not Would Not Fall Asleep:Bank Street Best Children's Books of the YearCCBC ChoicesA Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor BookDistinguished List of the Association of Children's Librarians of Northern CaliforniaTexas 2X2 Reading ListWSRA Recommendation List

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Barney Saltzberg

Barney Saltzberg

About the Illustrator

Barney Saltzberg is the author of more than 30 books for children, including Beautiful Oops!, My Book of Beautiful Oops!, Good Egg, and the bestselling Touch and Feel Kisses series. Additionally, he’s recorded four albums of songs for children. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, two dogs, and a pond full of fish.

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