Sure that he is the smallest creature on earth, a young elephant leaves home and journeys over woodlands, rivers, and plains searching for someone even smaller than he is.

A young boy, who is a member of an acrobat family, describes the people and activities of his circus home.

Monty, a quiet first-grader continues to come into his own--playing the part of a tree in a comically miscued school play, sharing his enthusiasm for ants at an outdoor birthday party, and even signing up for karate class despite his asthma.