Checking under the bed for his monster, Ethan discovers that he is gone fishing for a week, and realizing he can't sleep without him tries to find a substitute monster.

Little Hoot wants to go to bed early, like all of his friends do, and he is hopping mad when Mama and Papa Owl insist that he stay up late and play.

A young bulldozer struggles to fall asleep.

"In bunny dreams, anything can happen. A bunny might know the ABCs, or count by 1-2-3s. A bunny might find the perfect carrot. A bunny might hop, hop, hop. or even fly! But every bunny needs a cozy place to rest"-- Provided by publisher.

Owl takes drastic measures to have a good night's sleep.

When a newspaper headline says that bedtime is canceled, children everywhere rejoice.

It is time for bed, but Very Little Sleeping Beauty is not tired and does not want to go to bed.

"A child's imagination works over time while he conducts a busy fleet of trains"-- Provided by publisher.