A collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood, including "The land of Counterpane," "My Shadow," "The Swing," "The Moon," and "Looking Forward," complemented by digitally restored, retro-style illustrations by two Caldecott Medalists.

Five little monkeys bake a birthday cake : Five little monkeys wake up with the sun. Today is their mama's birthday and they are going to bake a cake. They'll have to measure the flour and mix in the right number of eggs, and get it all into the oven in time for the birthday surprise without waking up Mama! Five little monkeys jumping on the bed : As soon as they say good night to Mama, the five little monkeys start to jump on their bed. But trouble...

A little yellow dog wants ever one more thing before he'll go to sleep.

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

Needing to brush his teeth, a bus driver asks the reader to make sure that the pigeon goes to bed on time-- but the bird has many excuses about why it should stay awake.

Describes what a young dinosaur should do in order to quickly get over being sick.

It was a dark and stormy night on Plum Street. Inside the little white house, it is Sam's bedtime, Mrs Bear reads him a story, tucks him in, and brings him warm milk. What else do you think a little bear would like to get before going to sleep?

As darkness falls, parents everywhere try to get their children ready for sleep.