Jackie Morris, illustrated by Cathy Fisher Published: 03 September 2026 A beautiful book for sharing at bedtime, showing wild animal families across the world settling for sleep A mother sings to her child, describing the ways wild creatures across the world lull their babies to sleep – whales in the sea, fledgling ospreys in their nest, bear cubs in their ice den, seals on the shore, ponies on the heath, the snow leopard family in the high rocks, and tigers in the deepest jungle. The lyrical story is enriched by Cathy Fisher’s gorgeous animal paintings, realistic yet magical, evoking a sense of tenderness and peace across our wild world. A perfect gift book for a new baby or to share with older siblings An original lullaby that is also a song of wild nature Spectacular paintings of the wild habitats A beautiful book that will appeal to all ages By the author and illustrator of The Summer Puppy and The Panda's Child ("to be shared, treasured and revisited." Just Imagine) Author InformationJackie Morris is the bestselling author and illustrator, photographer and painter who created, with Robert MacFarlane, theinternational sensation, The Lost Words, winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal in 2019. Her books for Otter-Barry Booksinclude I am Cat, Something About a Bear, The Jackie Morris Book of Classic Nursery Rhymes, The Seal Children, Can You See aLittle Bear?, the Mrs Noah series with James Mayhew, and The Panda’s Child and The Summer Puppy with Cathy Fisher. Shelives in Pembrokeshire, Wales.Cathy Fisher is an illustrator and author whose work reveals a deep appreciation of nature and the animal world, as well as ofhuman emotion and behaviour. She grew up in Bath and has lived and worked in Australia and the Seychelles as well as in the UKand now lives in Pembrokeshire, Wales. This is her third picture book with Jackie Morris, following The Panda’s Child and TheSummer Puppy.
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