What a great day it's going to be! Yoko's mother has made her favourite sushi for lunch. The bus whisks Yoko to school, where she greets all her friends. But when lunchtime arrives, suddenly everyone notices Yoko's sushi. The teasing starts and her happy day evaporates.

A little bear describles how much his mother means to him.

Max is in trouble! The ants are taking bites of his sandwich and drinking his cranberry juice. Children will enjoy learning the alphabet with Max and Ruby.

"When Sophie's new sister won't stop crying, only two-year-old Sophie can communicate with her, even if she isn't using her words as her parents want her to"--

Sunday dinner at Aunt Frieda's means an evening with mean old cat Purlina and she and McDuff have a wild romp through the house.

Ruby tries to stop her younger brother Max from sneaking into her room and snooping by reading him an altered version of "Pandora's Box."

Kindergartner Yoko not only learns to write her letters and numbers in English, she shows her teacher and fellow students how to write their names using Japanese calligraphy.

"Max and Ruby prepare for a new baby sibling--only to find out they are getting two of them!"--

A collection of six stories featuring the teachers and students of Hilltop School as they learn about taking turns, working together, and never giving up.