Washoe County Library System

A small but effervescent overnight guest tries the patience of a curmudgeonly bear who needs absolute quiet to fall asleep.

Willa has trouble falling asleep until her brother reminds her of all the happy things that await her in the morning.

It's bedtime, and Little Bear can't get to sleep. He's frightened of the dark, the dark all around, which not even Big Bear's largest lantern can light up. Big Bear finds a way to show Little Bear that there is no need to be afraid.

Takes a child through the steps of going to bed, getting up in the morning, and going to bed again.

Too hot to sleep, a polar bear goes outside and enjoys a nighttime dance before returning to bed.

Mother Hen reassures Chickie, and Chickie's bunny, that she is nearby and keeping watch over them at bedtime.

As winter's chill spreads, different animals settle into their cozy homes for a long sleep.

A child has a very difficult time getting Fred, the dog, to bed.

"When a boy who routinely refuses to go to bed gets a talkative stuffed animal, the tables are turned!"--

Owl wakes up and is ready to play, but all his friends are sleeping.