Monica's father fulfills her request for the moon by taking it down after it is small enough to carry, but it continues to change in size. Some pages fold out to display particularly large pictures.
Eric and his best friend Tommy decide to play a trick on his little sister Julieta, who believes she is going to see a dragon during the school trip to the museum. Presented in English and Spanish.
While trying to hide one of Julieta's dolls on the kitchen shelves, Eric falls to the floor, and in order to hide his prank, Eric gets the girls to make cookies. Presented in English and Spanish.
Eric names his cat after himself so that when his mother hollers, he can pretend he did not know he was the one in trouble. Presented in English and Spanish.
Illustrations and simple text written in both English and Spanish tell a story about children who are cousins and all of the celebrations they enjoy together.
A rhythmic text with repetitive phrases relates how the children watch Mama make soup and go with Papa to get tortillas before enjoying the results of her labor.