I Don't Wanna Hibernate!
By (Author) Anna Ouchchy
Illustrated by Raahat Kaduji
Henry Holt & Company Inc
Henry Holt & Company Inc
10th June 2025
21st February 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Rodents and rabbits
813.6
Hardback
32
Width 225mm, Height 286mm, Spine 11mm
364g
In this cozy picture book, it's time to hibernate-but our little groundhog is NOT sleepy. So she tries to stay up all winter . . . and almost misses Groundhog Day! As snow gently blankets the land, the Groundhogs prepare for their long, snuggly hibernation. But little Tess is wide awake! Tess's parents try everything to get her to sleep, but she knows every trick in the book. When Mommy and Daddy fall asleep without her, will Tess be able to stay up all winter Or will she snore her way through Groundhog Day Join Tess in this wintery bedtime story perfect for readers who are wide awake when the rest of their world is sleepy.
"Cleverly, the rhyming verses can serve to either excite or soothe little listeners . . . Kaduji's groundhogs are wonderfully expressive. . . . A good choice for reluctant sleepers and their tired parents--though if it backfires, don't blame the creators." --Kirkus
Anna Ouchchy is a children's book author and member of SCBWI and Julie Hedlund's 12x12 Picture Book Challenge. She loves writing picture books that inspire wonder about the natural world, make kids laugh, or sometimes both! Raahat Kaduji is an illustrator based in Oxfordshire, England. She loves dreaming up worlds and characters that evoke a sense of comfort with a touch of adventure. When she's not at her desk illustrating or brewing new products for her online shop, you'll find her playing video games, wandering the countryside or exploring her local woodland.