Rat brothers Louie and Ralphie Ratso try to prove they can be as rough and tough as their father in the Big City, but every time they try to show how tough they are, they end up accidentally doing good deeds instead.

In winter Charles and his trusty toboggan set out to find the wish tree, and along the way he helps to make the wishes of his friends Squirrel, Fox, and Beaver come true.

Even though it is summer Sadiq goes to religious school four days a week to study the Quran; he and his friends find their teacher, Mr. Kassim, strict and intimidating, but when Sadiq finds out that Mr. Kassim has a injured shoulder he decides to volunteer to help with the gardening--and he convinces his friends to volunteer as well.

"An excited and frustrated boy watches hopefully as wintry weather develops slowly into a 'big snow.'"--

While attending a tea party at Katerina Kittycat's house, Daniel helps his friend when things go wrong.

A happy little fire truck, driven by Jill, zips all over town helping to put out fires and rescue animals.

When a duck gets lost and a monkey helps him find his way, it starts a chain reaction in which all the young animals help each other solve their problems.

While pirates Papa, Mama, and Baby are away from their seaworthy sloop, Goldenlocks comes aboard and makes herself useful.

A cat does not like the puppy who lives at her house, but changes her mind when he rescues her from a closed cabinet.

When her mom gets sick, Nancy decides to help around the house by cleaning up and watching her sister JoJo.