Poems explain why animals such as the Wakeupworld, the Squilililigee, the Sleepamitemore, and the Treasuretit did not get onto Noah's Ark, and are therefore not seen in any zoo today.
Humorous poems depict various events in a lively young boy's life, including taking his baby cousin for a walk, disrupting a garden club meeting, and making an unusual birthday cake for his grandfather.