"Beneath the starry sky, everyone goes to sleep ... except the sheep. Is she too excited? Too afraid? Or just plain not tired? As the sheep tries to stay awake, she learns to calm her body and thoughts in this sweetly silly tale that teaches self-soothing and mindfulness."--Back cover

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.

When Mr. and Mrs. Insomniac and little Mika move twelve time zones away, they have trouble staying awake during the day and make an interesting discovery about themselves.

Butterfly wakes up while Porcupine is having breakfast, and Porcupine tries to explain what it means to be nocturnal and Butterfly considers the advantages of a nighttime life while trying to get back to sleep.

"It's sleepy time for Lion and Penguin, but Lion's eyes aren't tired, and his ears would like a story. Penguin, however, is tired and drifts off into sweet candy dreams -- until a loud noise wakes him. It's Lion, seated at a drum set. 'Oh, Penguin! Are you awake?' Let's have the story, then! And so it goes, with an increasingly disgruntled penguin trying to nod off while an exuberant Lion innocently practices his drumming, munches on his crunchy...

"Everyone who grew up celebrating Christmas remembers the excitement that built up to the most magical day of the year. But why not make the last week until Christmas more fun by counting how many sleeps until the arrival of Santa and his reindeer?" --

Two children try not to disturb their mother's sleep while they make breakfast.

In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bite.

Cowgirl Kate and her cowhorse Cocoa, who is always hungry, count cows, share a story, and help each other fall asleep.