At the same moment that Jodie's baby brother takes his first step, a city's worth of moments unfold.

A black cat wanders through the streets of a city.

"Peggy, a hen, has a life-changing adventure when a gust of wind drops her in a big city"--

"When a sandwich goes missing, it seems that a bear is the unlikely culprit"--

Brenda and Edward, two dogs who live behind a restaurant in the big city, have a lovely life together, until one day she follows him into the busy streets and becomes lost.

A young boy is frightened by how busy and noisy the city is when he goes there to visit his Nana, but she makes him a fancy red cape that keeps him from being scared as she shows him how wonderful a place it is.

Mimi and her little brother Joe escape from home and the city's summer heat to read and dream about princesses and dinosaurs in the cool, quiet library.

Marvin the ape slips out of the zoo and finds he likes it on the outside, where he easily blends into city lifestyles.

While shopping with her two dads for supplies for her birthday party, Harriet, who is wearing a penguin costume, is carried away by a waddle of penguins and must hatch a plan in order to get herself back to the store in the city.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text urge the reader to go beyond the noise of the city to listen to a crow's caw, rain dripping onto a sidewalk, and whispered goodnights. Includes notes about listening.