Connor and Logan have no trouble sharing a red toy car during recess until Logan decides to play with it in the mud and neat Connor determines to hide the vehicle from his messy classmate.

While learning about comparisons such as "big, bigger, biggest, " Delaney begins to unfavorably compare her skills in reading, drawing, and joking with those of her classmates, until Miss Sparks helps her identify her own talents.

Kit's six-book series is bound in one volume. "Kit Kittredge's family went from rich to poor overnight when Dad closed his business because of the Depression." -- Cover, p.4.