No one can pry a frightened Jake away from his parents on the first day of school, and so the three must watch as his classmates have fun until, at the end of the day, his teacher finally gets him to let go.
Moffie is used to doing everything first, but when her twin, Morgie, gets invited to a sleepover first, she becomes jealous, and also realizes that they have never spent the night apart.
When Mama goes to town for the day and Dooley the dog runs off after a rabbit, a child trusts that Aunt Whistle will be able to call them back home again.
While his mother is away finding food, a newborn owl falls out of his nest and anxiously tries to find her, receiving help from various forest animals.