When the class gerbil escapes from his cage, the children look everywhere for it and find a way to get it to return home.

Brief rhyming text describes children at camp who use their feet to do a variety of things, from kicking a soccer ball to rollerblading.

A child has fun playing with some cats.

When Mom and Dad are too busy to talk and to listen, a boy and his grandmother enjoy conversations and spending time together.

An illustrated series of questions and answers about up and down, in and out, and hot and cool.

When thunder makes a young girl and her dog afraid, they decide to make as much noise as the storm.

A child describes some of the ways in which he has grown.

Labeled illustrations of a cat in various situations introduce basic Spanish words that are opposites, including the words for "up" and "down, " "open" and "shut, " and "fast" and "slow."

Asks such outrageous questions as "Have you ever tried making an elephant laugh?" "Have you waltzed with a penguin?" and "Have you sung a duet with a curly-haired moose?"

Guillermo does not join the other children in playing games on the playground because he is waiting for his turn to ring the bell at the end of recess.