A little girl who is having trouble falling asleep tries counting sheep but the ten wooly creatures have mishaps, one after another, until there are none left to count.

Froggy finds many ways to delay bedtime.

A young fan cheers on his hometown hockey team, and then returns home to snuggle into bed.

"One night, a little boy goes to bed, but instead of sleeping, he starts thinking all kinds of thoughts. Dangerous thoughts. Admirable thoughts. Questionable thoughts. Beautiful thoughts ... until a very serious thought occurs to him. If Earth is just a tiny marble floating in space, and he is but one child among many living on this marble, what does his existence matter in the grand scheme of things? Deceptively simple black-and-white drawings poignantly...

A "quick" bedtime story requires preparation, from warming up voices to tucking in toys and performing fanfares.

"Hello. Bed here. Yes, Bed. Bed has something to say. Bed is fed up. Bed's patience is wearing thin. For years Bed has put up with the kicking, the drooling, the jumping. But enough is enough. Now it's time to consider Bed's feelings, too ... In an unexpected shift in point of view, a child's bed tells it like it is."--

A little girl finds so many things to do before she is ready for bed that she is the last of her family to fall asleep.

Shhh! Be very, very quiet. The rascally dragon is finally asleep. But when the page turns, the breeze blows the door shut with a bang! Does it wake up the dragon?

"It's bedtime for Bob. But, oh no, he sees a pair of eyes in the dark! Who is it? With a flashlight, Bob discovers it's a friendly creature wishing him goodnight. Goodnight, Bob! Then more eyes appear. Who is it now? "--

Animals, people, and things become quiet and sleep when night comes.