The story is about a boy named Jonah who goes to bed with his stuffed animals. His brother Jacob helps put Jonah's stuffed teddy bear, zebra, elephant, mouse, rabbit, owl, lion, snakes, giraffe, and moon into his bed. Each time a new stuffed animal is added, the number of stuffed animals in the bed is stated. In the end, there are ten stuffed animals and one moon in Jonah's bed for him to sleep with.