A new boy named Matthew joins Mrs. Tuttle's class, which already has twenty-five students whose first names are Matthew and whose last names begin with every letter except Z.
After placing the red kitten with Dave the firefighter and the blue kitten with Francine the police officer, Mrs. Tuttle finds homes for fourteen other colorful kittens.
Mrs. Tuttle teaches a dog obedience class to twenty Dalmatians who are all named Daisy, but each one has some feature that makes her easily identifiable.
Presents four stories about best friends Monkey and Robot, who celebrate Robot's Built-Day, face an exterminator, take care of a parakeet, and learn important things about babies.
The whole family joins in a lively small-town celebration of Independence Day, including a parade, a picnic, music and fireworks. Author's note explains the origin of the celebration of July 4th.
Lyrical text describes a mother's voice as she sings, hums, encourages, cheers, comforts, and shares secrets with her daughter during the course of a day.