I Cannot Sleep - Hardcover

"I Cannot Sleep" is a children's picture book celebrating the joy of life's simple pleasures as seen through the heart of a dog.It's time for bed, but Honey the Cocker Spaniel cannot sleep. Her imagination is just waking up and so begins her fun-filled adventures of doing all those favorite things she loves to do. "I fly . . . I dance . . . I swim . . . I sing and find success in all these things!" proclaims Honey . . . "while lying here secure in bed" she adds, laughing out loud. Honey is a small dog with BIG imagination and the more she thinks, the more she does and . . . "FUN is the goal!" Laugh along with Honey as she bounces down "trail and hall, all for the love of a tennis ball" and sings "for free" along with the birds in the park. For this happy dog, it is the simple pleasures in life that give her joy – a great reminder for us all.An added bonus is the variety of birds incorporated into the book's illustrations. Then at the back of the book there is a pictorial list of Birds in the Book which serves as an educational and fun way to introduce children to the world of birds by matching up the bird pictures with those in the story.

Ann Louise Ramsey is an author, artist and musician. A talented photographer and skilled in computer graphics, Ramsey has found imaginative and delightful ways to bring to life the simple, yet profound, messages found in all her children's picture books. Her previous books "Just Be You" and "Me, the Tree" are both award-winning books with enduring appeal.Ann lives in Western Colorado with Honey, her Cocker Spaniel, where she devotes much of her time to photography, computer graphics and writing poetry. In her free time she enjoys camping in the mountains and playing her fiddle with friends.