Rocket the dog, Bella the squirrel, Owl, and other friends discover the alphabet, from acorns and an angry alligator to a zigzag drawn by the Little Yellow Bird.
While in search of words for their word tree, Rocket the dog and his friend the little yellow bird find a red boot that Rocket does not want to let go of. He finally drops the boot when their owl friend offers him a book.
Mistletoe, a mouse who loves snow, works very hard to knit the perfect gift for her best friend, an elephant named Norwell, who prefers to stay inside where it is warm.
"Duck wants to go on an adventure. Goose doesn't. He doesn't see the point. After all, why would they go anywhere when they're happy right where they are? But then Goose sees the ocean and loves it. Who doesn't? Well, Duck, for one"--
Duck and Goose, dressed for Halloween as a ghost and a superhero, respectively, go trick-or-treating in the forest, but they are careful to follow Thistle's warning to look out for a scary swamp monster.
Having so much fun at a sleepover, Rocket refuses to go to bed until a bedtime story soothes him to sleep, in this delightful easy-to-read book with simple words, lots of repetition and vibrant illustrations.