Gerald is tired and cranky and wants to take a nap, but Piggie is not helping.

After a day at the track, zipping and zooming, a race car is tired and ready for bed. He washes his rims, fills his tummy with oil, and chooses a book that is all about speed. All toasty and warm he drifts off to sleep, he shifts into gear . . . and dreams of the race.

At bedtime a young girl asks "Does everything in the world go to sleep?"

Roger the Rabbit is tired and seeks advice from Uncle Yawn, Heavy-Eyed Owl, and Sleepy Snail on how to fall asleep, in a bedtime story that uses psychological techniques to help readers relax and fall asleep faster.

When Mr. and Mrs. Insomniac and little Mika move twelve time zones away, they have trouble staying awake during the day and make an interesting discovery about themselves.

When a sister and brother decide that they don't like to go to bed at night because it interrupts their playing, together they come up with a plan to eliminate bedtime. They concoct a note that said "Bedtime is cancelled!" Presenting it to their parents, who don't go for it, the note goes in the trash, but through a series of highly unlikely events, it ends up on a newspaper reporter's desk and then onto the newspaper's front page. Children everywhere...

Although animals everywhere are sleeping, a youngster with an active imagination and a hefty to-do list resists bedtime with adventurous flair.

When Sylvie cannot fall asleep and her mother suggests that she try counting sheep, the sheep do not cooperate.

Provides the background, history, and life of Sanderson Mansnoozie, better known as the Sandman, who helps the Man in the Moon keep children safe at night by bringing them sweet dreams.

Ed the mouse will not sleep in his own bed, until eventually his exasperated and tired parents find a way to keep him from joining them in the middle of the night.