The inhabitants of Old MacDonald's farm are described, verse by verse.

"Max and Ruby prepare for a new baby sibling--only to find out they are getting two of them!"--

Yoko loves kindergarten, but she doesn't want her mother to leave--until her new friend helps her realize that "mothers always come back."

Max figures out how to assemble his new gift even though the instructions for putting it together are written in Bulgarian.

During the Depression, Reuben and his out-of-work parents move from Oklahoma to Minnesota, where his father gets a job as a carnival wingwalker and Reuben has a chance to overcome his terror of flying.

Timothy and his classmates learn to add and subtract, count from one to twenty, and recognize shapes and patterns. Includes activities.

Yoko pretends she cannot read because she thinks that if her mother finds out she can, no one will read her a bedtime story.

"Max's big sister Ruby and her best friend Louise play school with their younger siblings"--

While making separate floats for the fall parade, Max and Ruby want to use the same supplies, but soon Max devises an idea that satisfies them both.