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

Through rhyming text, farm animals are asked if they have items needed to prepare for a snack and bedtime, such as wool for a blanket, down for a pillow, and milk to drink.

Mick, Mack, and Molly are three young squirrels who do not want to go to bed.

Follows, in rhymed text and illustrations, a young rabbit's adventures on the way to bed.

"Under a radiant moon and surrounded by all the noises of the city at night, a little boy prays for those in need, for wars to end, for the sick to be healed, and for all the members of his family"--

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.

"Reading, singing, hugging, kissing, dancing, jumping, playing, bouncing . . . Will these silly, silly bunnies ever go to sleep?"--

A baby does not want to go to sleep, even as everything else around her wishes her a good night.

A boatload of animals gets ready for bed, and two rabbits sing them to sleep. Includes words and music to the song.

Rhyming text describes a mother guiding her young monster through bedtime preparations, such as howling at the moon, snacking on worm juice and beetle bread, and choosing a bedtime story.