When Ethan checks under the bed for his monster, he finds a note saying that Gabe has gone fishing and will be back in a week. He tries out several substitute monsters, but finds that none are as perfect as Gabe.

Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air.

A pigeon comes up with many reasons why he should not go to bed.

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.

In Interrupting Chicken, Papa warns little red chicken not to interrupt as he sets about reading their nightly bedtime stories-but the eager chicken just can't help warning the fairy-tale characters about the dangers they face. Frustrated to no end, Papa finally gives the little chicken the chance to tell a tale. Now will Papa be able to stop himself from interrupting?

In rhyming text a child, home from a game, bids goodnight to all the sights and sounds of a school football game.

A boy's hamster leads an increasingly large group of hamsters on a tour of the boy's house, while his father counts down the minutes to bedtime.

As her mom reads a bedtime story, Lucy drifts off. But later, she awakens in a dark, still room, and everything looks mysterious. How will she ever get back to sleep?

Russell the sheep tries all different ways to get to sleep.

"Stella," whispered Sam, "are you sleeping?" "Yes," answered Stella. "Aren't you?" Sam can't sleep without his beloved dog, Fred. But where could he be? Sam knows that Fred is afraid of the dark, of the monster that lives in the closet and of the giant toad that lurks downstairs. Luckily, Stella is there to reassure Sam as they search everywhere.