When the pajama-clad boy in Cowley's (the Mrs. Wishy Washy books) scrupulously detailed bedtime book can't get to sleep, the solution is to board the “Bedtime Train,” en route to a muted dream ...

“Just close your eyes,/ snuggle your feet,/ think of your dreams,/ and breathe deep.” Across descriptions of nighttime routines, warm blankets, and starry skies, Taylor employs various verse types to ...