Mary Beth Owens

Just like the many animal parents who wish their babies good dreams at bedtime, a human father wishes sweet dreams to his child.

"There is a deserted bay on a small island off Antigua where hawksbill turtles crawl ashore at night during the mating season to lay their eggs. Two months later the hatchlings--each weighing less than an ounce--emerge from the sand and scramble to the sea in the moonlight. Only a lucky few survive. Mary Beth Owens was inspired by her admiration and concern for these critically endangered animals to write and illustrate this beautiful book. The narrator--a...

A snobbish nightgown finds true love with a shy long johns after they are blown off their clothesline in a snowstorm.