At bedtime Henry Rabbit is sure he sees the shadow of a dragon on his bedroom wall even though his parents can find no evidence of it.

A sleepy child is flown through the night sky to see foxes hunting, rabbits playing, raccoons scrounging, and other animals that are active while people sleep.

A mother duck tries to persuade her five ducklings to go to sleep on a dark night.

As night falls, a trio of siblings stumble upon some of nature's hidden nighttime beauty, including timid fawns, blossoming lavender, silent owls, and many more wonders of the night.

Text and illustrations describe the sights and sounds of nighttime in the country.

Rhyming text and die-cut pages follow farms animals as they head for bed under a sky of glowing stars.