McDuff enjoys reading the paper with Fred and taking walks in the woods with Lucy, but all that changes when they bring a new baby home.

Max and his sister Ruby go on an egg hunt and vie with each other for the prize--a chocolate chicken.

Max makes an earthworm cake for Grandma's birthday and help Ruby with her angel surprise cake. At the store, the grocer can't read all of the shopping list, until Max solves the problem by drawing a picture.

When Yoko brings sushi to school for lunch, her classmates make fun of what she eats--until one of them tries it for himself.

When Max's ants escape from their farm, they start on a search for food, spreading everywhere, until his sister, Ruby, comes to the rescue, in a text which includes a different letter of the alphabet on each page.

On a shopping trip to the department store, Max's determination to get a dragon shirt leads him away from his distracted sister and into trouble.

While they are at work a mother and father send powerful "love waves" to their child at home, offering reassurance and comfort in their absence.