A father tries to entice his two sons inside at dusk, but they'd rather engage him in some hide and seek. Vibrant full-page paintings of farm animals, father and sons at play, and the rolling farm land grow deeper in color as evening light fades. The father brings out his fiddle, plays music for the boys, and ultimately coaxes them to bed. Accompanying the illustrations are the words to an old mountain lullaby, adapted and expanded by author-artist Paulette Livers, complete with musical notation on the last page.