A passport to peaceful slumber and sweet dreams. A perfect way to end the day---together.

"I loved it. The most beautiful thing Walt has done."

Maurice Sendak

"Oh, please, why must I be too old for someone to read this dear rhyme at my bedtime? Walt Wangerin's flight of fancy is full of love, and that is what the listener cannot help but hear." - Jan Karon, author of Miss Fannie's Hat and The Mitford Years series

I love your eyes/Life fireflies;
I love your ears/Like boutonnieres;
I love your back,/Your bones in a sack;
. . . Your nose and toes
And tongue and such--
But you say, "Stop!
How much? How much?"

How much, my honeydew?
How much do I love you?
Lay down your head,
Sweet gingerbread,
And listen: I'll tell you!

So begins Wangerin's Bedtime Rhyme. Then, in a series of marvelous dream images, he captures you children's night fears and dispels each with whimsically heroic deeds--executed by a loving parent. Finally, as the ultimate assurance of peaceful slumber, he offers the picture of a kind and watchful God, who loves you. . . From the golden dawn to the grey of goodbye, From ear to ear a million years. And butterflies both your eyes. God loves you.

A wonderful assurance of love, peace and protection. A perfect way to end the day together.

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