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.

"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 beloved and very sleepy little boy resists his mother's efforts to put him to bed.

Discover the whimsical activities of sheep at bedtime.

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

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

Ethan tries to help his toddler sister find her own bedtime monster.

Illustrations and rhyming text follow the Winks as they guide their thirty-eight mouse children through snacks, baths, stories, and other bedtime preparations, including the last-minute need for a drink of water.

"As João tucks under a lovingly woven quilt, he asks himself: So it's just me now? He curls up, getting cozy in bed, and soon the world of his dreams unspools on the page. The blanket in his bed unravels into deep rivers, lakes, valleys, reservoirs, mountain ranges, fishing nets full of tadpoles and gaping holes, until what's left is just one long thread. When he feels alone and scared in the dark, João "sews words like patchwork" into a new blanket...

Some young rabbits would rather play than sleep, much to their parents' chagrin.