Little Bunny, an only child, is so lonely that he cannot sleep, so he asks his friends Squirrel, Skunk, Porcupine, Bear, and Owl if he can stay with them, only to discover that his own bed is best.
In a reversal of the classic bedtime story, a child helps her mommy get ready for bed, enduring pleas for one more book, five more minutes of play time, and a glass of water before the lights go out.
Young inventor Elliot, frustrated by bedtime always stopping his fun, asks the school librarian how day turns to night, then invents a way to stop Earth from spinning.
Continually thwarted in their efforts to escape bedtime and continue playing, a young elephant and three kittens finally find a "perfect late night bedtime-free hideout.".