Nancy is delighted that the new boy in her class is from Paris and sets out to become his friend, then discovers that this Parisian is not quite as fancy as she had thought.

Thomas, James, and Gordon are determined to do their jobs for the day but the Troublesome Trucks are just as determined to interfere and cause trouble for everyone.

Nancy is determined to make the cover of her very first book report as fancy as she can, but she spends so much time on it that she has no time to write about the book.

Two cats that are as different as night and day are nevertheless best friends.

Preparing for picture day at school by choosing just the right outfit, Nancy wonders how she should style her hair and considers pigtails, a bun, and long ringlets before formulating a plan that has her reaching for the scissors.

After Pinkalicious uses all of Alison's pink paint in class, she wonders how she can repay her best friend.

Splat the cat is very nervous when his class prepares to sing on Parents' Night.

Little Critter prepares for Valentine's Day.

"Pete is spending the day at the seashore. He has fun collecting shells and building a sand castle. But the beach is very hot. There is a whole ocean for Pete to cool off in, but it looks scary. Pete's brother, Bob, offers to teach Pete to surf. Will that be enough to help Pete get over his fear of the water?"--Description from Amazon.com.