OLIVER Who Would Not Sleep

"A splendidly rhythmic text by Mara Bergman unfolds the story of a boy's imaginative play. He takes a trip to Mars before he settles down. Nick Maland's stylish illustrations add intriguing incident to the tale, using muted colour and lots of pattern." (Nicolette Jones, Times)

Oliver Donnington Rimington Sneep couldn't and didn't and would not sleep.

It’s not that he is afraid of the dark, or monsters, or robbers or sounds from the park. But Oliver Donnington Rimington Sneep likes staying awake more than going to sleep. Join Oliver on his journey to Mars and back before he finally, finally, finally goes to sleep. Superb bedtime tale, told in rhyme and great to read aloud, with stunning illustrations from award-winner Nick Maland.

Shortlisted for the Booktrust Early Years Award
Shortlisted for the Stockport Children’s Book Award

Illustrated by Nick Maland, published by Hodder Children’s Books. ISBN: 978 0340893296

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“A little boy who ‘couldn’t and didn’t and would not sleep’ prefers to stay awake and play… A warm and fuzzy homage to Sendak’s Max and his wild things guaranteed to lull little ones into their own night-time adventures.”
– Kirkus Review
“‘Oliver Donnington Rimington-Sneep COULDN’T and DIDN’T and WOULD NOT SLEEP!’ as a splendidly rhythmic text by Mara Bergman unfolds the story of a boy’s imaginative play. He takes a trip to Mars before he settles down. Nick Maland’s stylish illustrations add intriguing incident to the tale, using muted colour and lots of pattern.”
– Nicolette Jones, Times
“A celebration of imagination and creativity.”
– Julia Eccleshare, The Guardian
“A celebration of sleeplessness”
– My Child
“A creative tour de force, this book marries Bergman’s sparkling rhyming text with Nick Maland’s distinctive textured illustrations.”
– The Glasgow Herald