While We Were Sleeping

Public health has made our lives safer—but it often works behind the scenes, without our knowledge, that is, "while we are sleeping." This book powerfully illuminates how public health works with more than sixty success stories drawn from the area of injury and violence prevention. It also profiles dozens of individuals who have made important contributions to safety and health in a range of social arenas. Highlighting examples from the United States as well as from other countries, While We Were Sleeping will inform a wide audience of readers about what public health actually does and at the same time inspire a new generation to make the world a safer place.

It's true, you can teach and model godly values, encourage wise choices, and set guidelines for your child, among other nurturing essentials. But did you know that one of the greatest ways to impact your child's life is ... by praying for him. This book can be a valuable tool in helping you to pray specifically and systematically for your child. While They Were Sleeping is a prayer guide designed to help moms pray for 12 character traits to be built into a child's life. Fun, practical activities help you connect with your child while teaching him about the character qualities for which you have prayed. Learn how to move, shape and fashion your child's heart through prayer, and prepare him for a lifetime of faithful living. Book jacket.

You wake up to find the man beside you is dead. He is not your husband. This is not your bed. What do you do? Tara Logan lives a quiet life with her husband, Noah, and two children, teenager Rosie and eleven-year-old Spencer. But her peace is shattered when she wakes in her neighbour Lee's bed, with no memory of how she got there or what happened between them. And worse - he has been stabbed to death. Convinced she didn't kill Lee, Tara stays silent, fearing the truth will rip her family apart. But as her daughter spirals out of control, and her husband becomes increasingly distant, Tara soon realises that someone in her life knows what really happened to Lee. She must get to the truth before they do. Tara made a mistake ... but will one night cost her everything? A gripping, shocking psychological thriller, with a twist that will take you by surprise. Will engross fans of Gone Girl, Behind Closed Doors, and The Girl on the Train.

Describes two women's excitement when they learn that their new baby is born.

Young readers can discover the amazing things that happen around the world while they are asleep. Full color.

While you are sleeping, does the rest of the world sleep, too? Not everyone. In this dreamy book, which won the 2015 Silent Book Contest at the prestigious Bologna Children's Book Fair, Mariana Ruiz Johnson conjures up the ordinary yet extraordinary world outside the window of a sleeping child. Some people are working. Some people are eating. Some are walking their dogs, others are watching the stars. And some are setting off on an adventure that might inspire an artist to create a book. As magical as the night sky, readers will return to Mariana Ruiz Johnson's illustrations again and again, finding new stories each time they visit. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which looks almost identical to the print edition.

A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books award 2021 winner and runner-up at the Queen's Knickers award 2022. Have you ever wondered what's happening in the world while you're asleep in your bed? There's a whole world of activity out there – from bakers preparing bread and cakes for your table and firefighters waiting patiently for a call, to hospitals helping people have babies and caring for those who are ill. There are lorry drivers making deliveries of food, flowers, toys and more, and postal workers sorting the mail for your morning delivery. There's also wildlife such as foxes foraging, bats flying, and owls hunting for prey. And then around the world there are children who are playing, learning, eating and reading while you're tucked up fast asleep. This is the perfect book for bedtime, opening up a whole world of wonder and imagination for children, and providing food for the imagination if they wake in those early hours. Beautifully written, with lyrical prose, the illustrations are packed with detail.

A mother tells her daughter about how, while she was sleeping, different animals around the world have been awake and playing, hiding, hunting.'