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How do you sleep?
Illustrated by Alex Latimer
Written and edited by Diane Awerbuck
Designed by Georgia Demertzis
with the help of the Book Dash participants in Cape Town on 14 May 2022.
ISBN: [Book Dash to insert]
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How do you sleep?

Alex Latimer

Diane Awerbuck

Georgia Demertzis

How do you  sleep, bird?
I fly in my sleep.
How do you sleep, bat?
I sleep upside down.
How do you sleep, bullfrog?
I rest on my side.
How do you sleep, octopus?
I change colour
in my dreams.
How do you sleep, duck?
We take turns to
guard each other.
How do you sleep, baby owl?
I sleep on my face.
How do you sleep, otter?
We sleep
holding hands.
How do you sleep, walrus?
I sleep on the land and
under
the
water.
How do you sleep, giraffe?
We sleep on each other.
How do you sleep, meerkat?
We sleep in a heap.
How do you sleep, Pula?
Goodnight!
Sleep tight!