Margaret Wise Brown

Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air.

Two little trains, one streamlined, the other old-fashioned, puff, puff, puff, and chug, chug, chug, on their way West.

A little pumpkin dreams of the day when he will be a big, fierce, yellow pumpkin who frightens away the field mice as the scarecrow does.

A little rabbit greets each day and says good night to the familiar things outside.

As nighttime falls all types of fathers--fish, rabbits, snails, pigs, and a boy's father--make their way home to their families.

One day, the children find a bird lying on its side with its eyes closed and no heartbeat. They are very sorry, so they decide to say good-bye. In the park, they dig a hole for the bird and cover it with warm sweet-ferns and flowers. Finally, they sing sweet songs to send the little bird on its way.

Animals seek shelter in a big, warm barn during a cold, snowy night.

Follows the journey of a little bird who flies to the north, south, east, and west to decide which direction she likes best.