It's bedtime at the monkey house, yet the five rambunctious little monkeys keep jumping on their bed until, one by one, each falls off and has to visit the doctor.

Corduroy the teddy bear sets out one night to find a birthday present for his owner, Lisa, but soon realizes that he cannot find his way home.

A toy bear who wants a pocket for himself searches for one in a laundromat.

Corduroy has so many fun things to do at the library.

Corduroy longs for someone to take him home, but he searches for his missing button around the department store first. When the zookeeper leaves the door open, the happy lion decides to walk through town to visit his friends. Big diesel engines threaten to run Mike Mulligan and his old steam shovel, Mary Anne, out of business. A mother's love and a baby's smile bond the two together. Silly Auntie will try anything to get Baby to smile. Two owls discover...

It's Thanksgiving, and Corduroy is celebrating with his friends. Before dinner, they all say what they are thankful for.

Corduroy just can't fall asleep but he won't admit he is afraid of the dark. Lisa helps Corduroy overcome his fear by sharing her own past nighttime worries, and how she resolved them.

"Come and play with Corduroy. Have fun all year round, from cold winter snow to bright summer sunshine!"--Page 4 of cover.