Crow tricks Pig by trading him supposedly magic items for food, but in the process Pig discovers the value of hard work, patience and an appreciation for beauty and joy.
Bored with her doll and longing for a real baby brother, Annie swaps five of her father's pies for a baby from another dog family and finds out just how much trouble an infant can be.
Each selection ends with a gentle surprise that leads into the next offering. At the end, the sleepy cast of characters is tucked in by Nanny Button Cap.
A girl, her friend Robert, and her grandparents spend a summer enjoying nature and the creatures that live in an East Coast bay, especially one wounded seagull they name Grayboy.