"Sleep, Susan, sleep" echoes the peaceful, lulling refrain of a rhyming poem effectively employing alliteration and onomatopoeia. Dramatically developing visual themes in color, pattern and space, Pinkney's full-color watercolor paintings of the yard and neighborhood at night reiterate the images of Susan's stuffed animals and bedroom. This warm homage to family and to a multicultural society superbly expresses security and love. (Ages 3-8)