bedtime

At bedtime on Christmas Eve, Katie is visited by the Sandman, Jack Frost, and the Tooth Fairy, all of whom hastily leave when they hear the arrival of the most important visitor of all.

The tomatoes, carrots, spinach plants, and other vegetables in the garden prepare to go to bed, each one in its own fashion.

When Aunt Nina's nephews and nieces spend the night, they find a multitude of excuses for not going to sleep right away.

After she and her father take a walk and have a bedtime snack, a little girl is finally sleepy enough to go to sleep.

One dark and noisy night the Fraidy Cats let their imaginations run wild, visualizing scary things from wild elephants to hungry wolves.

Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss.

Rodney is relieved to find out that his new baby brother's cries are loud enough to frighten any monster away from their bedroom.

At bedtime, a young boy who cannot find his favorite book imagines the various creatures that might have taken it from him.

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

As a little bunny says goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room, the illustrations grow progressively darker.