Tula Needs to Sleep
Tula the owl has been up all night and needs to sleep, but every tree she tries is full of noisy animals, in a short audiobook for young children.
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What is Tula Needs to Sleep about?
Tula Needs to Sleep is an audiobook for young children about an owl who has played all night with her friends and now, in the morning, cannot find a quiet place to sleep.
Tula finds a lovely tree, but before she can doze off, Georgina the giraffe starts crunching on its branches for breakfast. She flies to another tree, and Betty the bee and her friends buzz around it making honey for lunch. In the afternoon, Sally the squirrel cracks open her nuts, and later Marvin the monkey swings through the branches looking for bananas for his dinner. Each time, Tula grumbles at the noise, and each time the animal asks why she is sleeping during the day. "Don't you know," says Tula, "owls don't sleep at night."
At last Tula flies far away to a tall, quiet tree, where no noise can wake her. She closes her eyes, but by now the sun has gone. It is night, and as everyone knows, owls do not sleep at night.
The story has a simple repeating pattern that young children can join in with: a new tree, a noise, "What could it be?" and the same answer from Tula every time. It is a playful way to talk about how different animals live at different times of the day, and about how everyone around us has their own needs. It is by Tarik and Rahema Ali, and it is read by Paul Panting. It is about 4 minutes long and music-free.
What your child will learn
- Different animals are awake and asleep at different times of the day.
- Other people have their own needs, just as we do.
- Getting cross does not always solve a problem.
Talk about it afterwards
- Which animals woke Tula up, and what was each of them doing?
- Why was Tula trying to sleep in the daytime?
- What happened when Tula finally found a quiet tree?
- What could Tula have done differently?
Frequently asked questions
What is Tula Needs to Sleep about?
An owl who has been awake all night tries tree after tree to find a quiet place to sleep, but a giraffe, some bees, a squirrel and a monkey keep waking her.
How long is Tula Needs to Sleep?
About 4 minutes.
Does Tula Needs to Sleep have music?
No. It is music-free.
