In the first of two easy-to-read stories a turtle and a snail make some friends with the help of a skateboard. In the second a mouse and a snail learn, through trial and error, how to be friends.
Three stories about Alex, who wants to be treated like the family cat, or live wild like a wolf, and who tries to restore a baby bird to a robin's nest.
While gathered around the wood stove in winter, Old Turtle tells his friends unbelievable baseball stories of Cleo Octopus, Melvin Moose, Clara Kangaroo, and Randy Squirrel.
Leo and Emily pack their rucksacks and hike in search of a dragon. Later that evening, they repack their rucksacks and hike again with their baby sitter.
As Amelia Bedelia helps Mrs. Rogers prepare for Christmas, she bakes a date cake with a calendar in it and stuffs the children's stockings with turkey stuffing.