The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep facts for kids
The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep: A New Way Of Getting Children To Sleep (Swedish: Kaninen som så gärna ville somna: en annorlunda godnattsaga) is a special children's book. It was written in 2011 by Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin, a psychologist from Sweden. The book is designed to help children relax and fall asleep. It uses techniques similar to those used in hypnosis, but in a gentle way. The book even tells the grown-up reading it when to yawn!
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About The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep
The book was first written in Swedish. The author, Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin, first published it himself. He used a service called CreateSpace through Amazon.com. This service lets authors print books only when someone orders them.
How the Book Became Popular
Later, the book was translated into six other languages. This included English in 2014. After the English version came out, it quickly became very popular. It climbed up Amazon's list of best-selling books. In August 2015, it made history. It was the first book published by its own author to reach the top of the Amazon US chart.
In September 2015, a big publishing company called Penguin Random House bought the rights to the book. They also bought rights for two more books by the same author. Because of this, the book is no longer printed only when ordered.
The Story Inside
The main character in the book is Roger the Rabbit. In the original Swedish version, his name is "Kalle Kanin." Roger travels with his mother to visit his Uncle Yawn. On their journey, they meet other sleepy characters. These include Sleepy Snail and the Heavy-Eyed Owl. The story is designed to make children feel calm and ready for sleep.
Other Books in the Series
In 2016, a new book came out that made fun of The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep. It was called The Rabbit Who Wants to Go to Harvard. Diana Holquist and Christopher Eliopoulos wrote it. This book also made fun of parents who are very, very involved in their children's lives.
A follow-up book to the original was also published in 2016. It is called The Little Elephant Who Wants to Fall Asleep. Ehrlin wrote this book too, and Sydney Hanson drew the pictures. It is built like the first book. However, it has a girl elephant named Ellen as the main character.
