Originally published in France, this sweetly quirky picture book introduces prereaders to Fossil, a docile crocodile. He loves peace and quiet, and nap time most of all, but Fossil also has a lot of friends—quite a lot, actually—and they do like to visit, particularly at nap time. What's a docile crocodile to do? Former philosophy student Natacha Andriamirado and graphic designer Delphine Renon give us more than two dozen named characters here, and encourage youngsters to seek each one in the increasingly crowded images—which are so charming and full of detail that even older readers and grownups will find the book a delight.