Snuggled in the cosy barn, Kitten cannot sleep, for outside, under the silvery moon, some animals are stirring - and noises in the night scare him. With a soothing lullaby, his mother takes him on a journey through the sounds of the night and visits each animal along the way.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2008 by Little Tiger Press Group .

Colleen McKeown was born in Belfast but moved to England aged nineteen to study at the Liverpool School of Art. It was here she began illustrating for children, which led her to complete the Children's Book Illustration Masters at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. Little Friend is her second book.