This fun book takes the reader on a journey with Cutie LaRue. She is a perfect child except when it comes to bedtime. She can't seem to fall asleep. When her parents buy her a Night Owl the reader goes on a chaotic, fun journey and Cutie tries to go to sleep.

Danielle_Rumsky | Dec 12, 2012 |

This is a story about Cutie, a little girl who does not like to sleep. Her parents get her an owl that is designed to help her sleep. The owl takes her off to a magical land where there is singing and dancing. Cutie is so exhausted from the busy night that she finally goes to bed. (

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lakertraw | Feb 7, 2012 |

Cutie LaRue is perfect in nearly every way, but her sleeplessness causes problems for her parents until they send for a new toy that introduces Cutie to the Dreamland Nightclub.

paceacademy | May 10, 2010 |

Cutie LaRue will not go to bed when her parents try to make her. She puts up the biggest fight. He parents get her the Night Owl because it is guarenteed to make her sleep. The night owl takes the girl on several adventures that she loves. Now she is excited to go to sleep because her dreams take her far away.

aelambert | Oct 28, 2009 |

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Pinkney, Brian	Illustrator	main author	all editions	confirmed

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0152025448, Hardcover)

Everyone agrees that Cutie LaRue is a perfect child . . . except at bedtime. She just isn't tired. Cutie's parents try absolutely everything to get her to bed--with disastrous results. But finally they discover Night Owl, a wondrous toy that takes Cutie on a fantastic journey to Dreamland.

The award-winning author and illustrator team of Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney have created a world of magic and music, perfect for children who just can't seem to fall asleep--and for the sleepless parents who help them through the ordeal. With Cutie LaRue and Night Owl for company, bedtime will never be the same.

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Cutie LaRue is perfect in nearly every way, but her sleeplessness causes problems for her parents until they send for a new toy that introduces Cutie to the Dreamland Nightclub.