Freddy learns that while it takes some time, there are friends for him in his new neighborhood.

Pairs of rhyming words are introduced and used in simple sentences, such as "Day. Play. We play all day. Night. Fight. We fight all night.".

Thunderhoof, a wild horse, refuses to be tamed by the cowboys but misses their company after they give up and turn him loose.

When he gets too old to perform his act in the circus, Barkley tries to find something else to do.

Although Walpole is the biggest walrus in the herd, he would rather play with the baby walruses than be a leader.

A young boy tells his friend that his dog, Stella, is afraid of the dark, but Stella knows the truth about who really is fearful at night.

Among Mrs. Brice's 25 mice, all but one do everything together. And this mouse's difference comes in handy when the mice meet a cat, and while twelve run this way and twelve run that, this mouse runs this way and that, wearing out the cat and saving them all.

Easy-to-read, lyrical text tells how cautious Thomas gives a ride to a judge who is in a big hurry to get to a train show.