La Porte County Public Library System

Little monsters don't have time for sleep. They must prove they're the scariest of them all! New readers will love this adorable story, complete with fun illustrations and a reading comprehension quiz.

A young bulldozer struggles to fall asleep.

Bunny says goodnight to flowers, animals, and family before snuggling into bed.

At bedtime, a little boy asks the moon if it likes some of his favorite activities.

Several different animals settle in for the night, each with their own unique way of sleeping.

Frances finds it difficult to go to sleep with the strange noises and menacing shapes that seem to fill her room after dark.

"This is the story of Nellie Bee Nightly, who is not tired at all. And swears she never will be! The popcorn is too pooped to pop, and the nightstand is too tired to stand up straight and must lie down--but Nellie? Nope, she's wide awake, and not ready for bedtime AT ALL. Instead, she gives her goldfish a mustache and hangs her bed from the ceiling so that she can install a swimming pool in her room. Nellie, after all, went to sleep last night, and...

Even before Dad tucks him in, Samuel McKay has devised a plan to find out what really goes on in his house after bedtime-he waits until Dad has shut the light before tiptoeing out of his room with his trusted furry accomplice, Petey Bear, determined to find the truth. Sam imagines fish swimming in the bathroom pipes, a thousand toy trains in the basement, a zoo in the guest room, and a rocket in Dad's parking place. Each wildly imagined activity is...

"Little Bear doesn't want to go to sleep, so he tries everything he can think of to distract his father. In the end it's an exhausted dad who falls asleep"-- Provided by publisher.

Bedtime for a little one brings an imaginary journey to the North Pole to cuddle and play with the many animals there.