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The narrator then takes us around the world to various locations where people are going to sleep, such as Herk-Heimer Falls, the Castle of Krupp, and the towns of Culppeper Springs and Mercedd. Various silly groups of people go to sleep together, such as a "Hinkle Horn Honking Club". Various creatures go to sleep too, such as a Collapsible Frink and the Chippendale Mupp. The narrator explains that they count the number of people and creatures asleep using an "Audio Telly O-Tally O-Count" which spies on people to know when they went to bed. Similarly to his other books, Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book is a fictional book classified under children’s literature and characterized by its rhythmic sequence. [4] His illustrations are known to depict a wide variety of unique creatures and odd relationships. [4]Hassoun, Dan N. (2017). "Drowsing: toward a concept of sleepy screen engagement". Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies. 14 (2): 103–119. doi: 10.1080/14791420.2016.1276611. S2CID 152182298.

The yawn of that one little bug is still spreading! According to latest reports, it is heading Across the wide fields, through the sleepy night air, Across the whole country toward every-which-where. And people are gradually starting to say, \"I feel rather drowsy. I've had quite a day.\" - In another draft, the narrator is from "The Nightly News about just who's taking their nightly snooze". [13] Book information [ edit ] a b "Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book | Dr. Seuss Books | SeussvilleR". www.seussville.com . Retrieved 2015-10-01.Illus. in color. “Deliberately calculated to make its readers yawn. No one could resist those zillions of astonishing sleepyheads.”–“The New York Times.” Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book by Dr. Seuss – eBook Details