Needing to brush his teeth, a bus driver asks the reader to make sure that the pigeon goes to bed on time--but the bird has many excuses about why it should stay awake.

Bunnies scamper, scurry, splash, zip, and snuggle as they get ready for bed.

"For one restless pup the waking world is too full of wonder to leave behind at bedtime, until he closes his eyes and finds comfort in his dreams"--

A child has a very difficult time getting Fred, the dog, to bed.

Bear has never been so tired but his next-door neighbor, a wide-awake duck, keeps disturbing his sleep.

Publisher ANnotation: It's bedtime in the Bad Kitty household but Kitty does not want to go to bed. She doesn't want to brush her teeth. She doesn't want to put on her bunny pajamas. She doesn't want to use the potty. What she wants to do is: SING SING SING SING SING PLAY PLAY PLAY PLAY PLAY RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN Finally, when she runs out of ideas (and energy) and is promised a perfect bedtime story, Kitty gives in...but can she stay awake for the...

When first-grader Freddy is exhausted because of nightmares, his friends and family give him suggestions on how to deal with them.

In rhyming text a child, home from a game, bids goodnight to all the sights and sounds of a school football game.

Even after a story, being tucked in, and warm milk, Sam is not ready to go to sleep until his mother kisses him good-night.

At bedtime, a young boy who cannot find his favorite book imagines the various creatures that might have taken it from him.