Title: Where do Ocean Creatures Sleep at Night?

Written by: Steven J. Simmons and Clifford R. Simmons

Illustrated by: Ruth E. Harper

Published by: Charlesbridge Publishing

To celebrate the release of Where do Ocean Creatures Sleep at Night by Steven J. Simmons, Clifford R. Simmons and Ruth E. Harper in the UK yesterday 16^th April 2024, I will be posting a book review of this gorgeous picture book.

Written in rhyming couplets, Where do Ocean Creatures Sleep at Night, talks to us about the different characteristics of ocean creatures, such as what they eat and any predators that influences where they will sleep at night from the sting ray hidden on the seabed floor to the parrotfish and its mucus cocoon and the great white shark that need to swim whilst it sleeps.

The illustrations are striking they make the book a joy to turn each page. I particularly liked the incredible detail and blended colours which gave it a mystical feel. I really loved the otters.

This fun and informative book covers subjects of camouflage and safety and is full of fascinating facts. Other books in the Where do Creatures Sleep at Night series include Where do Big Creatures Sleep at Night.

Would be a useful classroom resource for a topic on Habitats and Humans and Other Animals.

This series highlights the importance of sleep and are great for reading to youngsters who are reluctant to go to bed, as they show all animals have to get some sleep… even an octopus.