"Mama and Mommy would like Sweet Pea to settle into bed, but it's not quite time. Even though the bed is fluffy, it's not as snuggly as curling up like a pig in the mud, or as spacious as sleeping in the wide ocean like a blue whale. It's not as fun as sleeping high up in a tree like a koala, or hanging upside down like a bat. And it's definitely not as relaxing as sleeping standing up, like an emperor penguin. But after mimicking all the ways different animals rest, this little one concedes that a comfy bed, a soft pillow, and a good-night wish offer the best way to fall asleep after all"--

After mimicking all the ways different animals rest, 'Sweet Pea' concedes that a comfy bed, a soft pillow, and a good-night wish offer the best way to fall asleep after all.

A periodical in part famous for the cartoon portraits of politicians and public figures. These were mainly by "Spy" (i.e. Sir Leslie Ward) and "Ape" (i.e. Carlo Pellegrini).

This story about the best bed in the world is on the first level of the Hop, Step, Jump series. The series moves on from stories told in simple sentences with basic grammatical structures, through freer use of language to the level of reading reached at the end of primary school.