sleep

Describes what sixteen different animals do at bedtime, including the elephant, sea otter, and parrotfish.

When a bee flies into his throat while he is yawning, a little rabbit tries to find a way to get it to fly out.

A wheedle goes to great lengths to prevent the people of Seattle from disturbing his sleep.

A little boy who is not ready for bedtime runs to hide in a magic castle and finds some unusual friends there.

A little sheep who doesn't like to go to bed at night changes her mind after a visit to the Dream Factory.

Contains four stories for children, including the title work, a cumulative tale in which a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion with just one bite.

Increasingly larger animals, from a little bug to a terrible tiger, open their mouths in yawns before closing their eyes to go to sleep.

Sylvie is having trouble falling asleep, so her mother suggests that she count sheep; but the sheep refuse to cooperate.

Unwilling to settle down for his winter sleep, Little Brown Bear heads south with a flock of geese, but eventually he finds that he misses his nice bed at home.