A child laughs at the increasing numbers of scary monsters that appear at bedtime, until a ghoul that seems scarier than all the rest arrives.

"A little boy gets ready for bed by pretending he is a robot and "powering down.""--

Told by his parents that his light must be out at eight o'clock, a young piglet who is afraid of the dark devises an ingenious solution to the problem.

Anxious to get her son to sleep, Mrs. Mouse goes off to find what she thinks he wants.

It's nighttime and everybody--children, parents, and pets--says good night. But when all the lights are out, find out where Charlie wants to sleep.

When the power goes off one night, Nina conquers her fear of the dark by going out and trapping one of the fireflies lighting up the sky, and she has fun playing with him until she realizes his light is growing ever dimmer and she must set him free.

When the pet store closes for the night, a hamster's activities keep the other animals awake as they try to think of some way to put him to sleep.

While babysitting, Grandma tries several ways to get Ethan to feel sleepy, but nothing works until Grandma remembers how she used to put his mother to bed when she was a little girl.

When Henry cannot sleep, he takes the night jar and tries to capture the song of the night bird.

Persistent young Edward has many questions for his sleepy mother, many of which are answered, "Because it's night time."