Max and his sister Ruby go on an egg hunt and vie with each other for the prize--a chocolate chicken.

Max makes an earthworm cake for Grandma's birthday and helps Ruby with her angel surprise cake. At the store, the grocer can't read all of the shopping list, until Max solves the problem by drawing a picture.

Timothy learns about being accepted and making friends during the first week of his first year at school.

Being painfully timid and shy does not keep a young mouse from rescuing his babysitter in an emergency situation, although after becoming a hero he still says zero.

Publisher Annotation: Kit and Kaboodle are twin Siamese cats. The brother and sister are very good kittens?they are always well behaved?but they are always getting into trouble. It's not the kittens who are making mischief. It's a red-capped mouse named Spinka!

At bedtime, Grandma tells Max and Ruby three favorite stories about themselves

Felix feels bad and does not want to eat or play, so his mother takes him to Doctor Duck, who makes everything better.

On Easter morning, when Ruby finds all ten of the marshmallow chicks hidden by the Easter Bunny, Grandma must quickly think of a way to make things fair for Max.

Max enjoys a busy day at school.

Ruby and her friend Louise set up a lemonade stand to earn money to buy matching rings, but Max foils their plan.