With the help of a snowman and a whale, a little penguin who is afraid of the water makes a fantastical journey to join his friends at the South Pole. Several fold-out pages reveal more of the story.
The narrator is frightened of a pair of pale green pants with no one inside that seems to be following him, until the two meet and discover they have nothing to fear.
Sidney tries to come up with an excuse why he can't go swimming with the rest of his class, but when his friends figure out that Sidney is afraid, they take matters into their own hands.
When Emma's brother Jake gets sick and must have his tonsils taken out, he only wants Emma at his side, but Emma is afraid of hospitals and must overcome her fear to help her brother.