As darkness falls parents everywhere try to get their children ready for sleep.

Cornelius the pig has his own style when preparing for bed, but he does not really feel ready until he gets a hug.

Charlie helps Lola get ready for bed, despite the tigers, whales, and other animals that serve as obstacles.

After hearing from a classmate at kindergarten that people have monsters under their beds, Junie B. Jones is afraid to go to sleep that night.

A mother duck tries to persuade her five ducklings to go to sleep on a dark night.

During a bedtime game, every time Little Nutbrown Hare demonstrates how much he loves his father, Big Nutbrown Hare gently shows him that the love is returned even more.

Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss.

At bedtime a rabbit ponders the good things that happened during the day and how there was time to work, time to play, time to dance, laugh, and cuddle.

A young boy is kept awake by the noisy, "talented" tiger in his closet that is busy dancing, eating, and making music.

A little boy claims not to be sleepy, but after his father falls asleep in his bed while reading a story, the boy, his cat, and his parents are all ready for bedtime. Includes brief notes on helping a child go to sleep.