I FORGOT HOW TO SLEEP
I forgot how to sleep
by Dasha Libin & Ariana Anderson
One night, lying in bed, Ariana (Dasha’s daughter) looked up and said:
“Mommy… I forgot how to sleep.”
That sentence sparked a conversation. That conversation gave birth to a world.
A world of baby Tibetan tigers and butterfly dragons. Colorful little creatures
navigating the black-and-white edges of reality.
I Forgot How to Sleep is not just a children’s book. It is a human book.
Written by Dasha and her seven-year-old daughter, Ariana, this project lives
at the intersection of imagination and truth-where bedtime fears meet the
deeper realities of trauma, displacement, inequality, and survival.
Fifty percent of net proceeds will be donated quarterly to
Human Rights Watch.
A reminder that imagination is not escape – it is our fundamental human right.
And that every child (and adult) deserves to sleep without fear.