Frederick the field mouse sat on the old stone wall while his four brothers gathered food for the approaching winter days. The other mice felt that Frederick was not doing his share of the work, but when the food ran out, Frederick saved the day with that he had gathered.

To keep from being eaten, an inchworm measures a robin's tail, a flamingo's neck, a toucan's beak, a heron's legs, and a nightingale's song.

A little black fish in a school of red fish figures out a way of protecting them all from their natural enemies.

Jessica the frog befriends the animal that hatches from an egg she brought home, thinking it is a chicken.

Cornelius, a crocodile who walks upright, sees things no crocodile has ever seen before.

Mouse twins befriend a tree and watch it grow and change throughout each month of the year.

Mice experience day, night, and the seasons.

Mishap turns to adventure as a young mouse learns that all birds aren't the enemies he thought they were.

Three selfish frogs quarrel over who owns their pond and island, until a storm makes them value the benefits of sharing.

A visit to an art museum inspires a young mouse to become a painter.