Bear's friends awaken him the day before Christmas and help him to stay awake as they bake fruitcakes, fill stockings, and sing carols; then, while they sleep, he prepares his own surprise.

A child, eager for a favorite meal, helps with the shopping, food preparation, and table setting.

"All the dinosaurs play nicely, except Tyrannosaurus Wrecks"--

A young boy creates an imaginary world filled with zooming cars, flashing traffic lights, and racing fire engines.

A little bunny bids goodnight to all the objects in his room before falling asleep. This fiftieth anniversary edition includes an illustrated essay about the author and how the book came to be written, illustrated, and published.

When Chester the raccoon goes to bed at sunrise, the shadows cast in his room are frightening and keep him from falling asleep.

Bored with another normal, inky evening, bats discover an open library window and fly in to enjoy the photocopier, water fountain, and especially the books and stories found there.

Illustrations and rhyming text present some of the different ways a well-behaved dinosaur can celebrate Christmas.

Rhyming text describes how pigs express their feelings of love to friends and family on Valentine's Day.

Children delight in playing in the snow, building an igloo, sliding, gliding, and getting wet and tired.