"Everyone needs sleep, but some of the weirdest things about living happen when people try to get some shut-eye. Sleepwalking and lucid dreams are just the start of the odd things that can happen to people when they are asleep. Exploding head syndrome, for instance, is not something people want waking them up in the middle of the night! This book explores all the weird wonders that sleep can bring. From sleep disorders to paralysis and even breathless...

Matt hates his tiny bedroom, but his mom refuses to let him sleep in the guest room. One night, Matt sneaks in there and his whole life changes. Every time he falls asleep, he wakes up in a new nightmare.

CHARLIE LAIRDHAS A DREAM LIFE.1. He has a WEIRDO STEPMOM who runs A HERBARIUM.2. He lives in a purple mansion with a PORTAL TO THE NETHERWORLD.3. Since they escape from the Netherworld, he and his best friends have been SLEEPING LIKE BABIES. But Charlie can't shake the feeling that something strange is afoot. Charlotte's herbarium used to be one of the busiest stores in Cypress Creek. Now, suddenly, her loyal following is heading to Orville Falls...

Ben has a problem. When he sleeps he dreams, and when he dreams, they're all nightmares! But he can also jump into other people's dreams. So when his friends start falling victim to an evil dream-monster that prevents them from waking, Ben knows he has to help them. Easier said than done when dreams can shift and the monster knows his way around the ever-changing landscape of the mind! With help from a talking rabbit-companion who has a mysterious...

When twelve-year-old Becker Drane is recruited by The Seems, a parallel universe that runs everything in The World, he must fix a disastrous glitch in the Department of Sleep that threatens everyone's ability to ever fall asleep again.

Examines the science of sleep, including what happens when we sleep, how much sleep we need, sleep problems, and the connection between sleep and dreams, and provides an introduction to dream interpretation.

Discusses the activities of the body during sleep, the importance of sleep, common sleep disorders, and the phenomenon of dreams.

Illustrations and simple text teach young readers how and why people sleep.