Envious of each other's individual traits and circumstances, two friends meet for a "fight"--a shouting match of interesting words such as lummox, kinkajou, and balderdash.
Tyrone Rashon Williams's excitement about the first day of the new school year wanes when he sees that everyone is wearing the same new sneakers he is so proud of, but it gets worse when a new student arrives who has his exact same name.
When two turtles go to the gym, plant a garden, see a movie, eat out, and go on a night hike, they discover that you do not have to like the same things in order to be friends.
A young hippopotamus worries that he is too big to be good at anything, but with the help of Aunt Emerald he learns that "You can always find something to be good at, you just have to find out what it is.".
Following the tradition of the Crunchley dog family, Sherman is expected to succeed his father as Biscuit City's Chief of Police, but the only thing he likes about being a police officer is the hat he wears.