It's bedtime, but one very sleepy little boy decides to take the long way home to bed . . . with a duck, a sheep, a horse and a pig. What a NOISY way to bed!

Gentle, funny and beautifully illustrated, this is a perfect bedtime book from a highly talented author and illustrator.

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 2004 by Pan Macmillan .

A former teacher and head of sixth form, Ian Whybrow is now a full time author. Tiphanie Beeke is rapidly establishing a reputation as one of Britain's top young illustrators. She has published a number of successful picture books, including for Macmillan THE NOISY WAY TO BED by Ian Whybrow (0 333 98673 3). Tiphanie is particularly known for her beautifully atmospheric watercolour artwork and for her distinctive, appealing animal characters.