IT'S TIME FOR BED, and Leo must get out of his pirate costume and into his pjs, and as he removes each item of clothing, Leo fondly says good night. ("Good night, green bandana . . . Good night, red and white shirt . . .") Meanwhile, his friend Teddy has other plans as he gets ready for a swashbuckling nighttime adventure. Young readers will love seeing Leo transform from pirate to sleepy-head with a cute surprise ending. This charming good-night book also teaches colors and object identification.

Charise Mericle Harper has written and illustrated numerous children's books, including When Randolph Turned Rotten, Fashion Kitty, Amy and Ivan, and others. She lives Mamaroneck, New York, with her husband and two children.