A tired turtle who cannot sleep receives a series of gifts at her window, including a blanket, a cap, and a cake, until a lion finally arrives with the gift of silence and helps guard the door.
A little boy's mother has always warned him not to eat before going to bed and not to sleep with his hands crossed on his chest or he would have nightmares, but one night he decides not to listen and finds himself lost in a dream.
Pop-up pages and movable parts tell the story of Granny sleeping in the house with a child and animals sleeping on top of her, until the flea bites the mouse and starts a chain reaction of waking everyone up.
Different kinds of young animals, from whale to eagle, sleep safely with their own kind. The book pulls out to reveal a five-foot-long panorama on one side.