Saying nope to soap, little bunny soon learns the importance of protecting himself and others from germs when he catches a cold and is sent home from school.

When Yoko moves from Japan to California, she decides to make and send origami swans to her grandmother for her birthday.

When Yoko gets lost in the airport, she uses her sign-reading skills to find her way back to her mama.

Yoko and Timothy aren't very frightening in their costumes that look like food, but they can still scare Doris and Stumpy, who ride an almost-real motorcycle in the school's Halloween parade.

Ruby tries to keep her brother Max from eating so many sweets by reading him an altered version of the story of King Midas.

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

Max enjoys a busy day at school.

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

While they are at work a mother and father send powerful "love waves" to their child at home, offering reassurance and comfort in their absence.

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.