Dr. Seuss was born TheodorGeisel in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2,1904.  After attending Dartmouth College and OxfordUniversity, he began a career in advertising.  Hisadvertising cartoons, featuring Quick, Henry, theFlit!,  appeared in several leading Americanmagazines.  Dr. Seuss's first children's book, And ToThink That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, andthe world of children's literature was changedforever!  In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became theprototype for one of Random House's best- selling series, BeginnerBooks.  This popular series combined engaging storieswith outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basicreading skills.  Brilliant, playful, and alwaysrespectful of children, Dr. Seuss charmed his way into theconsciousness of four generations of youngsters andparents.  In the process, he helped kids learn toread.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three Academy Awards,Seuss was the author and illustrator of 44 children's books, someof which have been made into audiocassettes, animated televisionspecials, and videos for children of all ages.  Evenafter his death in 1991, Dr. Seuss continues to be the best-sellingauthor of children's books in the world.   --Thistext refers to the Hardcoveredition.

Full of wonderful yawning creatures who spread sleep thoughts atbedtime, this book is the perfect remedy for children who don'twant to go to sleep. This delightful book forms part of the secondstage in HarperCollins' major Dr. Seuss rebrand programme. With therelaunch of 10 more titles in August 2003, such all-time favouritesas How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? andDr. Seuss' Sleep Book boast bright new covers that incorporate muchneeded guidance on reading levels: Blue Back Books are for parentsto share with young children, Green Back Books are for buddingreaders to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books are forolder, more fluent readers to enjoy. Dr. Seuss' Sleep Book belongsto the Yellow Back Book range.

书里有很多打着哈欠的各种各样的生物，告诉小朋友们睡觉时间到了。这本关于睡觉的书专门为不喜欢去睡觉的小朋友设计。当然，书里风趣的内容，爱睡觉的小朋友看了也非常喜欢。

不过我买的全英文，大概意思能讲给孩子听，他喜欢看上面奇奇怪怪的图像，能这样也很好啊，总比目不忍睹、粗制滥造的故事书要好！推荐买。图画看起来有些陈旧，毕竟是很久之前画的书了，但是我宝宝能接受，很喜欢。