The queen tried to sleep by counting sheep, but the sheep just add to her problems.

Queen Panda hasn't been able to sleep for days. Her subjects are worried and exhausted from serving her day and night. Something must be done! As news spreads throughout the kingdom that a reward will be given to whoever can make the Queen sleep, animals from faraway places rush to the palace to try their luck. Who will find the magic solution to Queen Panda's problem? Bright illustrations bring together animals from all over the world in this humorous and clever bedtime story.

Single book in a 6-title, read-aloud book series designed to build students' phonological awareness.

The little Princess cannot get to sleep. The Queen is called, and tries various elaborate ways to get her child to sleep ... when all she really wants is ... a cuddle!

Colorful Illustrations support decodable text, guiding beginning readers to identify, recognize, and use the /ee/ sound. Featuring high-frequency words, this authentic fictional narrative also gives emerging readers the opportunity to read with purpose and for meaning while reinforcing basic phonemic sounds. In this book, readers will meet a very tired queen as she tries to fall asleep. This fiction phonics title is paired with the nonfiction phonics title I See a Bee: Practicing the EE Sound. The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: * Word List with carefully selected grade-appropriate words featuring the /ee/ sound found in the text * Teacher Talk that assists instructors in introducing the /ee/ sound * Group Activity that guides students to identify the /ee/ sound, decode the words that contain it, and use the words * Extended Activity that provides students with additional opportunities to think about, list, and use words containing the /ee/ sound * Writing Activity that guides students to write the letters that make the /ee/ sound

When Queen Panda cannot sleep, animals from all over the world come to help, but none of them has the secret.

When a princess cannot fall asleep at night and no one else in the palace can get any rest, the king promises to grant a wish to anyone who can come up with a solution.