A little boy sits by the lake and sees a fly who is chased by many animals that don't know why they are chasing each other.

To keep up with demand, Popcorn Nell buys a very large popping machine, but when it pops day and night, it makes more than enough popcorn!

Henry and his big dog Mudge try to keep busy inside the house during a thunderstorm.

When a little dinosaur plays a game with the biggest dinosaur of them all, she is not scared because he is her grandpa.

For Henry and his big dog Mudge, spring means admiring the first snow glory, playing in puddles in the rain, and watching the five new kittens next door.

A boy has trouble deciding how to spend the quarter he gets from the Tooth Fairy.

"Nancy is thrilled to be making scrumptious cupcakes for the bake sale, but she will have to remember to follow all of Mom's directions"--

Literal-minded Amelia Bedelia does household chores and gets dinner ready.

"Yellow Bird has found a button and wants to share it with Red Bird and Blue Bird. This is just an ordinary button. It does not do anything when you press it. But when Red Bird and Blue Bird give it try, they are delighted to find that the button does not do nothing, and that is something!"--

Illustrations and simple text describe pirates, their way of life, and the ships they sailed.