When Duckie, a terry cloth duck, loses his brain and can no longer tell stories to the other toys, Tuff Fluff the private investigator must solve the case.
Thirty-six true, tall, and traditional tales, primarily from the nineteenth century or earlier, selected by a professional storyteller and divided by the region of the United States from which they originated.
New to the city neighborhood, a Pueblo Indian girl finds a friend in an elderly neighbor with whom she shares stories of her people, and in return hears stories of Miss Lottie's life.
The reader goes on a search for a bear following suggested motions for such related activities as climbing trees, swimming rivers, and groping in caves.
Tiddler the fish is always getting into trouble for telling tall stories until one day he is actually caught in a fisherman's net and taken far away from home.