Tells, in verse, what happens when all ninety-nine zillion nine trillion and three creatures in the world go to sleep.

A household of unusual creatures help beginning readers recognize common "household" words.

Includes three humorous stories in verse; Yertle the Turtle, the story about King Yertle who wanted to rule over all he could see; Gertrude McFuzz, the bird who wanted to grow a better tail; and The Big Brag, where a rabbit and bear compete over which of them could do things better.