The series, hosted by Duvall, was a showcase of short animated adaptations of children's books with narration provided by celebrity guests.

The VHSs are released by Universal Studios Home Video but are closed-captioned by the National Captioning Institute instead of Captions, Inc. Shelley Duvall hosts a showcase of animated adaptations of children's books from her pop-up book bedroom.

Guests who appeared on the show included: Ringo Starr, Bette Midler, Dudley Moore, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bonnie Raitt, Sissy Spacek, Michael J.

Fox, Martin Short and James Earl Jones[3] Segment 1: Elizabeth and Larry by Marilyn Sadler narrated by Jean Stapleton Segment 1: Blumpoe the Grumpoe Meets Arnold the Cat by Jean Davies Okimoto narrated by John Candy Segment 1:There's a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer narrated by Michael J.

Fox Segment 2: There's an Alligator under My Bed by Mercer Mayer narrated by Christian Slater Segment 1: Elbert's Bad Word by Audrey Wood narrated by Ringo Starr Segment 1: Little Toot and the Loch Ness Monster by Hardie Gramatky narrated by Rick Moranis Segment 1: Patrick's Dinosaurs by Carol Carrick narrated by Martin Short Segment 1: Tugford Wanted to Be Bad by Audrey Wood narrated by Steve Martin Segment 1: My New Neighbors written by Keith Faulkner illustrated by Jonathan Lambert narrated by Billy Crystal Segment 1: Moe, the Dog in Tropical Paradise by Diane Stanley narrated by Richard Dreyfus Segment 1: The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey narrated by Shelley Duvall Segment 1: Bootsie Barker Bites written by Barbara Bottner illustrated by Peggy Rathmann narrated by Rhea Perlman Segment 1: Aunt Ippy's Museum of Junk by Rodney Greenblat narrated by Kathy Bates Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program in the 44th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1992 but lost to A Claymation Easter on CBS.