Text and illustrations of a variety of animals introduce the numbers one through ten.

Goose, Duck, Hen, Bird and the little chick, itself, cannot tell to whom a new hatchling belongs, but its mother knows.

As a mother duck leads her ducklings home, one dawdles and is left behind but, luckily, a friend is there to help the little duckling back to his nest in time for bed.

When Farmer Gray goes away for the day, Blue Goose, Red Hen, Yellow Chick, and White Duck get together and paint their black and white farm.

Mama animals tell their little ones all the ways they are loved, forever and always.

A child counts the days to Christmas, from one to twenty-five, preparing a surprise for the woodland animals as she waits.

A mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.

Bird comes to feel less shy when Bunny helps her rebuild her ruined nest, showing her what a good friend can be.

Contrasts the world as viewed in sunlight with the quiet night world in moonlight.