THE MIDNIGHT HOUR

Bright Ideas for After Dark

by Geoff Edgars

128 pages
5 x 8
$8.95
ISBN 0-201-15144-8
Ages 8-14

At last! A real bedroom reader for kids. Includes a Planet Dexter flashlight for sneaky, under-the-covers reading!

The first and only kids' book designed exclusively for nighttime, in-bed reading, The Midnight Hour is perfect for sleepovers, sick-in-bed days, nights when bedtime seems to come much too early, and overnight visits away from home. Introducing kids to the joys of reading to themselves before sleep, it contains brain teasers, lots of night-related lore, tricks, games, great humor, and much more.

"During a full moon more children are born than at any other time; people's pulse rates increase; surgeons say their patients bleed more; more people are admitted to mental hospitals; people shop more; squirrels gather more nuts; and there's an increase in crime. REALLY."

  • Is sleeping overrated, anyway? A look at how much sleep people really need
  • How people fall asleep. A light explanation of "the five stages" of sleep
  • Why Sleepy was the best dwarf
  • Mostly true and totally spooky stories
  • How to keep a dream log
  • The skinny on bats, owls, and other creatures of the night
  • Interview with a vampire
  • Famous books, TV shows, and movies with dream sequences
  • Morning breath, crusty eyes, and bed-head explained
  • A little history of beds, from cave floors to box springs
  • How does sleep help someone who is sick? If you don't get enough sleep, will your growth be stunted?

    GEOFF EDGERS, a kid at heart if there ever was one, is a freelance writer who was previously on the staff of The Boston Phoenix, where he profiled the punky drifter kids who hang out in Harvard Square, and confessed in print to his addiction to CDs.