Arlo is sleepy, but his stuffed toys want to put on a play before bedtime, and the cast of characters appears through die-cut holes in this board book.

A white-bearded farmer lives the simple life with a few animals that he names One through Five. Children don't find out which number matches which animal, though, until they follow the farmer through a visually clever dream. 'It's almost Christmas, and it hasn't snowed yet,' says the farmer. But as he sleeps, he envisions snow falling, covering each of his animals, while the text counts along.