Baby animals nap in interesting places, but a tired little girl and her puppy like to nap in a lap.

Little Spotted Cat gets into all sorts of mischief when he decides to play rather than take his nap.

The author of the Mr. Lemoncello books brings his wit and humor to a pint-sized audience in this picture book debut that turns the universal dilemma of getting kids to sleep on its head. It's time for a nap but, just like stubborn toddlers everywhere, Annalise Devin McFleece won't have anything to do with bedtime. Dad tries to encourage sleepiness by pushing her around the park in her stroller. Along the way, they pass a man sitting on a bench, dog...

"Shh! My brother's napping. He really needs his sleep," admonishes our adorable narrator at the outset of this story. But there are pots to bang, books to read, towers to build, pictures to paint, and all sorts of fun to be had. After a tower of books and blocks comes crashing down, little brother is wide awake and it's finally time to bring out the rest of the toys and have some fun!

After working hard through the fall and winter, Wind is ready for a nap but after being turned away time and again he becomes angry.

As one dragon tries to take a nap, his ten little dragons, in increasing numbers, disturb his sleep by making milk shakes, screaming at scary movies, and playing loud games.

"It's quiet time at school, but Daniel and Miss Elaina don't want to stop playing with their trains! Teacher Harriet shows the kids the different ways they can settle down, like stretching, reading a book, or closing their eyes. Could it be that naptime is just what Daniel needs to be reenergized for more playing? He might even be able to use his new skills at home to help his baby sister fall asleep for naptime" --Amazon.

A very tired and slightly grumpy Mommy falls asleep before Baby at naptime.

Slippers the puppy would rather pay attention to interesting smells, sounds, and sights than take a nap.

"Cat wants to nap, and Goat wants to eat... what could go wrong?"--