When all the residents of an apartment building forget to buy food, they take what little they have and combine their ingredients to make something they can all enjoy.
As Gregory faces a series of tribulations in trying to grow vegetables in his garden, he receives help from his supposedly grumpy neighbor Mr. Grant. For each problem, the text offers several causes and asks the reader to choose the correct one.
Abel leaves his loving home to make his way in the world, builds a house near a woodland brook, and tries to make friends with the powerful, jealous, and angry wolf who owns the woods.
