"Why do I have to go to bed?" wonders a young boy in When You Were Small. His father wants him to go to bed, but he'd rather be out playing. This story addresses a common complaint heard by parents everywhere, offering a novel way to make bedtime a special part of each day. Trying to get his son to go to sleep, the father reminisces with him about when he was a child, showing him that bedtime can be something fun. Written by an award-winning playwright and illustrated with vivid images that bring the dreamlike story to life, When You Were Small is the perfect book for children in a hurry to grow up and adults who want to remember what it was like to be young.