La Porte County Public Library System

Tells, in verse, what happens when all ninety-nine zillion nine trillion and three creatures in the world go to sleep.

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.

Hace mucho calor en la jungla y cuando llega una suave brisa, el jaguar quiere dormir una siesta. Entonces ve a un coatí y le pregunta: -¿Podrías hacerme un favor? ¿Podrías despertarme exactamente en 10 minutos? La responsabilidad de despertar al jaguar provoca un efecto en cadena en la jungla, una lucha contra el reloj...y el sueño.

One night in an isolated college town in the hills of Southern California, a first-year student stumbles into her dorm room, falls asleep, and doesn't wake up. She sleeps through the morning, into the evening. Her roommate, Mei, cannot rouse her. Neither can the paramedics, nor the perplexed doctors at the hospital. When a second girl falls asleep, and then a third, Mei finds herself thrust together with an eccentric classmate as panic takes hold...

High in his bamboo tree, a young panda named Chengdu lies awake while everyone around him is sleeping. No matter what he tries, he cannot fall asleep. He turns and he tosses. He scrunches and he rolls. He even hangs upside down. Finally he climbs up and up and up, until he finds the perfect spot atop his brother. Panda pile!

What do you do before you go to bed at night? Bigfoot hugs his wooby extra tight, while aliens have pillow fights. Nessie gets a drink, then swims down deep. But in the end, everybody needs to sleep... Even monsters.

A tiny little man discovers that sand made from a dragon's scale will send him to dreamland, and begins carrying this magical sand to children each night to give them the gift of sleep.

Mrs. Mouse is anxious to get her son to sleep and goes off to find what she thinks he wants. Just as Mrs. Mouse kisses baby mouse goodnight, he cries, "Mother, Mother, I want another!" His concerned mama rushes off to invite other mothers-Mrs. Duck, Mrs. Frog, Mrs. Pig, and Mrs. Donkey-to help put her son to bed. But baby mouse doesn't want another mother. Will Mrs. Mouse discover what her son really wants? A delightful comedy of errors perfect for...

The family dog spends a long night looking for a comfortable place to sleep.

A child looks back on the day and drifts off to sleep, one body part at a time.