"Chico Canta, the youngest of 12, is a tiny, mischievous, fearless mouse who lives with his family in an old theater. They love to go upstairs to see the plays and echo the audience shouting, "Bravo, bravo!" as the curtain falls. Mrs. Canta speaks many languages--not only English, Spanish, and Italian, but Spider, Cricket, and Moth as well. And she encourages her children to develop their own language skills. "Bilingual, bravo!" she is always telling...

A bilingual boy and his father, who only speaks Spanish, spend a day together.

Kindergartner Yoko not only learns to write her letters and numbers in English, she shows her teacher and fellow students how to write their names using Japanese calligraphy.

A boy has a good time attending a fair with his grandmother in San Luis de La Paz, Mexico, as she teaches him Spanish words and phrases and he teaches her English.

A little boy admires his big brother and aspires to be like him when he is older.

Eric and Julieta get into lots of trouble while drawing with crayons.

Lupe, a young Mexican American, must translate for her mother who speaks only Spanish until Mrs. Gomez decides to learn English in order to get a better job.

Jimmy Tune, a magic flute player, finds success when he teams up with some mice.

A cat and a dog are enemies until a crisis brings them together as friends.