To see life out of the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with the children but decides that there really is no place like home, in a story with material on the origins of books in the "I Can Read" series.

A literal-minded housekeeper causes chaos in the Rogers household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.

Wendy, the yougest witch in her family, is afraid of everything, but most especially mean, bossy witches like her older sisters until she finds a way to out-witch them.

An old dog's friendly persistence slowly convinces a young boy to take him home.