Fred can sleep anywhere. He has beds all over the house! When his favorite human, Zelda, throws a birthday party, Fred has other things on his mind. How many places can he curl up and fall asleep in, on, and around? Inside a crinkly shopping bag, on a slightly soggy bath towel, and maybe even around piles of old newspapers.

Dolores learns to curb some of her more smothering tendencies and wins the affection of her new pet cat, Duncan.

When her cat disappears just before Tutu Day, Dolores, with the help of her sister, realizes that Duncan does not want to be a ballerina.

As an eight-year-old genius in the sixth grade, Angeline is not too popular, but she tries to adjust to being different.