Aww this was cuteness overload. I was attracted to the book because of the colourful cover. I wasn’t glad to see that the cute illustrations continued throughout till the last page.

I was also not disappointed with the storyline. Sleep would always be a relevant and relatable topic for kids and adults everywhere.

Poppy and Sam and the Search for Sleep is a delightful little picture book full of adorable characters and a sweet, fun story. Poppy and her panda pal Sam are all ready for a long winter's hibernation - but Poppy can't fall asleep! Their quest to ask all the woodland creatures for tips and tricks for how to fall asleep is told simply, through easy language that would be fun to read aloud with a young child, and expressive, cute illustrations full of rich details (like the expressions on the tiny little earthworms' faces). All told, it's a charming book ideal for reading before bedtime with the little ones.

Thank you to NetGalley and Owlkids Books for the advance review copy!

This was a cute book about animals and hibernation. Poppy and Sam are getting ready to hibernate and are all set with supplies but Poppy is wide awake and cannot fall asleep. They go around to the other hibernating animals and ask what helps them prepare for sleep to try out their tricks.

While a note entirely accurate portrayal of what animals do for hibernation, this was still a fun read. The images throughout are two page spreads that are beautifully illustrated with cute little animals and insects trying to help Poppy. I have read another Poppy and Sam book and think they are very easy and fun reads that children will enjoy, especially if they are nature and animal lovers.

Loved it! I read it with my four year old and 1 year old. They seemed to enjoy the story and the art work is beautiful. Will definitely be reading this again

Thanks to NetGalley and Owlkids Book for allowing my kids and me an early read on this super adorable hibernation story. The illustrations in this book are wonderful and the kids and I especially loved the use of speech bubbles and the comic book feel of the book. We have just finished a unit on hibernation so I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The kids wanted to read again. We look forward to purchasing and sharing with other friends.

Pub Date: 15 Oct 2020 
My Star Rating: 5
Kids Rating: 5

Poppy and Sam and the Search for Sleep was a very fun and educational book about hibernation; in the story a child can learn more about what animals hibernate, where they hibernate, and also why some animals don't hibernate. This story is cute and funny because humans don't hibernate but Sam, the panda companion, tries to help his human friend, Poppy, get to sleep for the winter. This story focuses on themes of bedtime, preparation, seasons changing, animals, hibernation, and animal habitats and practices. I would enjoy reading more books like this with my children, this one was delightful! Thank you, Cathon, for writing this beautiful and fun loving story.

This is a most adorable bedtime story for little (and big) ones. The illustrations are so very cute and the amusing story is told in dialogue.

Poppy, a girl, and Sam, a panda, are getting ready for fall. They part ways in order to hibernate but…Poppy just can’t sleep. Readers will delight as they see what happens next. Who do Poppy and Sam visit? What do they learn? What, paradoxically, sends them to dream land?

This is such a cute book. It would make a great addition to bookshelves of insomniacs.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.

This is a lovely bedtime story about tiny characters Poppy and Sam who want to hibernate but it's so hard to fall asleep. Everyone else in the forest has some advice, and some of it works better than the rest.

I read a digital ARC from Netgalley. The Kindle version was unreadable because the layout didn't look right on the Kindle app on my phone. This is a frequent problem I've come across with illustrated books downloaded from Netgalley, I think my Kindle app version is probably incompatible with the file type somehow. On the Netgalley shelf app it is cutely illustrated and filled with funny details.