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

A mother rabbit and her young bunny are on their way home in the dark night. My mother carries me through the quiet streets, the bunny explains. Most of our neighbors are already home. The bunny can see their lights in the windows, and hear and smell what they might be doing: talking on the phone, pulling a pie out of the oven, having a party, saying goodbye. When they reach home, the father rabbit tucks the bunny into bed. But the bunny continues...

At bedtime a young girl asks "Does everything in the world go to sleep?"

A little bunny counts all the objects in his room before falling asleep.

A scientist bids goodnight to all of the tools and clutter in his laboratory in this variation on Goodnight moon.

A tired father takes only a few sentences to tell a number of classic tales in order to get the persistent listener to fall asleep.

"A young boy and his father use their imaginations before bedtime to transform an ordinary laundry basket into a variety of transportation vehicles"--

At the end of the day, tired sheep return to their shed but none can sleep until the collie arrives, giving a hug, a drink of water, and more until all have begun to snore.

Mama has said it is time for "Lights out! Sweet dreams! No more reading in bed," but her five little monkeys cannot resist reading just a few more books to one another.

Different kinds of animals put on a variety of pajamas as they get ready for bed.