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Health Matters: Bear Sleeps Well

Sue Graves, Author

Trevor Dunton, Illustrator

Series: Health Matters

Imprint: Franklin Watts

Publication date: August 13, 2026

Category: Body & health

ISBN: 9781445197944

Series: Health Matters

Imprint: Franklin Watts

Publication date: March 11, 2027

Category: Body & health

ISBN: 9781445197999

Bear Sleeps Well offers a gentle introduction to the importance of getting enough sleep for young children.

In this humorous story, Bear is just too busy to sleep! There are far more exciting things that she could be doing! But then she feels grumpy and is too tired to enjoy Lemur’s party. Everyone helps her to learn how to sleep well.

This charming book is the perfect way to introduce young children to the concept of sleep hygiene. Also included are suggestions for activities and ideas to talk through together to help children understand the concept.

The Health Matters series of picture books provide a gentle means of promoting concepts of health and well-being, boosting self-esteem and reinforcing good behaviour. Supports the Personal, Social and Emotional Development Area of Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage, and is also suitable for use with children in KS1 and can be used to discuss citizenship and values. Suitable for children aged 3+.

Reviews

Excellent for sharing and encouraging discussion... we can all learn from the approach taken in this series.

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Sue Graves

Sue Graves has been a freelance children’s author for more than 17 years. She has written over two hundred books for children from pre-school up to 15+ years. She writes fiction and non-fiction, plays and poetry across the age ranges.

Sue loves reading all sorts of books and is at her happiest when she has a book in her hand. She also loves painting in watercolours, playing tennis and badminton and going for long walks in the country with her husband and children.