About… Sleeping

Content : Did you know that we spend a third of our lives sleeping?!

Sleeping, remaining still may at first seem like a mundane and universal activity. Yet, the ways in which we fall asleep have evolved over time and vary across cultures.
The ways we organise our sleeping arrangements, and the people with whom we share them, say a lot about our society, but also about each of us individually.
From one continent to another, people sleep in beds, hammocks, or directly on the floor; alone, with family, or surrounded by animals.
Today, our nights are influenced by light, the seasons, technology, and our lifestyles. In a world that moves too fast, sleeping has become an act of resistance, a quest for balance.
Reflecting on sleep, which occupies nearly a third of our lives, is also a way of thinking about our relationship with time, our health, and a society that never sleeps. This documentary offers a journey into the heart of sleep, exploring history, science, and society, while also reflecting on major contemporary issues connected to it: health, daily rhythms, work, inequalities, and well-being.

An important theme in children’s lives, with a minimalist illustration that brings lightness and humour.

About the series: This book is the seventh title in the “About…” series. Between here and there, everything is at once similar and so different. These documentary picture books are made to amaze the readers, question them and invite them to observe the world around them.