Wilky, a young cockroach living in a wall at Oscar's Pizza Palace in Washington, D.C., decides to take the advice of his late uncle and go on an adventure that brings him to the White House.
Leo Cockroach, who secretly tests toys for the bug-hating president of a toy company, seeks a job with the competitor across the street and finds himself worse off than before.
Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduce children to different types of cockroaches, describing their physical characteristics, habitat, favorite foods, threat to humans, and other related topics.