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Great Big Animal Sleeps

Lift the flaps to discover who's hiding
By Saskia Gwinn
Series: Great BIG Animal...
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Sssh – who's fast asleep under the leaves? Peek under the flaps and discover the animals having the BIGGEST sleeps in nature! From bears and bats to chipmunks and frogs, meet amazing creatures who hibernate, doze, nap and even freeze to survive. With fun facts and... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Lift the flaps to uncover the sleepiest animals in nature – from hibernating bears to frozen frogs – in this fun, fact-packed hide-and-seek adventure for budding nature detectives.

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Sssh – who's fast asleep under the leaves? Peek under the flaps and discover the animals having the BIGGEST sleeps in nature!

From bears and bats to chipmunks and frogs, meet amazing creatures who hibernate, doze, nap and even freeze to survive. With fun facts and sturdy lift-the-flaps on every page, young readers will love discovering where animals go when it’s time for their super long rest. But whatever you do... don’t wake them up!

Perfect for little explorers aged 3–5, this gorgeous non-fiction book turns learning about the natural world into an exciting hide-and-seek adventure. 

Series: Great BIG Animal...

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  • Great Big Animal Sleeps
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    Great Big Animal Sleeps
    Sssh – who's fast asleep under the leaves? Peek under the flaps and discover the animals having the BIGGEST sleeps in nature! From bears and bats to chipmunks and frogs, meet amazing creatures who hibernate, doze, nap and even freeze to survive. With fun facts and sturdy lift-the-flaps on every page, young readers will love discovering where animals go when...
    By Saskia Gwinn
    Hardback
    $2799
    Pre-order
    Out 2 Nov 2026

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781836270584

Publisher: Post Wave Publishing UK Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 17 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Post Wave Children's Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Carmen Saldaña

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 235.0mm

Height: 274.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Saskia Gwinn is a children's author. She has worked in children's publishing for nearly 20 years, crafting best-selling, award-winning non-fiction books to inspire kids on almost everything from how time began to the silliest things in the world today. 

Carmen Saldaña lives in Gijon, a rainy city in the north of Spain. After studying Art, she worked as a graphic designer in advertising agencies before becoming a freelance illustrator focusing on children's books, the field she enjoys the most.

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