 Cover of hardcover first edition | |
| Author | Ralph Fletcher |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Richard Cowdrey |
| Genre | Children's |
| Publisher | Henry Holt and Company |
Publication date | 2008-05-27 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 32 |
| ISBN | 978-0-8050-7726-1 |
| OCLC | 85017990 |
| [E] 22 | |
| LC Class | PZ7.F634 San 2008 |
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Tor is an inches tall man who can not fall asleep no matter what he tries. He discovers a dragon scale while walking in the woods. He learns that the powder made by grinding the scale induces sleep. He then travels sprinkling the sand into the eyes of sleepless children.
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