Someone wants Marco, the talking bird, to go to bed. But Marco has too much to do. Like paint. And discover new fish. Maybe to go underwater and paint fish. And invent new things. Like vehicles on stilts. And then talk about it all on TV. And go into outer space.

Even though this book did not have a talking rodent, I identified with Marco's desire to get on with his projects and not go to bed.

And of course, it is full of Roz Chast illustrations.