Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale.

Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air.

One of the masters of children's picture books returns with a simple and lovely story about taking one's time. Teckentrup's spacious, textured collages, brushed with soft color and populated by a pair of charming hedgehogs, convey the beauty of a natural setting, and the comforting bond between caregiver and child. It is evening and the big and little hedgehog are slowly making their way home. There is so much to see, and the little one wants to take...

"When Tippy wakes up, there's a peacock in her bedroom, a bird in her hair, and mice dancing on the headboard... Yet all Tippy remembers is falling asleep ... Lilli Carré takes Tippy on a nocturnal adventure up a mountain, down a hole, and back home for endless bedtime enjoyment."--Page 4 of cover.

Hoping to be the last person awake, a young girl keeps count as one person after another turns out a light in the apartment building across from hers.

A beloved and very sleepy little boy resists his mother's efforts to put him to bed.

During a bedtime game, every time Little Nutbrown Hare demonstrates how much he loves his father, Big Nutbrown Hare gently shows him that the love is returned even more.

At bedtime, Cedric the dragon wants his mother to read his favorite book again, and again, and again.

After climbing into bed with his book, a little boy goes on a bedtime adventure as he counts the train cars between the engine and the caboose.

All Pig wants to do is sleep, but the farm animals are keeping her awake! Will she ever find some peace and quiet?