When Mr. Putter and Tabby take Mrs. Teaberry to the Conservatory for her birthday, Zeke tries his best to stay out of trouble, but one of the trees is irresistible.
Mr. Putter and his cat, Tabby, along with Mrs. Teaberry and her dog, Zeke, try ballroom dancing in the 21st installment of Cynthia Rylant's ever-popular early reader series.
Motor Mouse takes a hot air balloon ride with his brother Valentino and neighbor Horatio, decides to teach Valentino to drive a car, and spends a day with Valentino at the Funfair.
First-grader Jessica, a big worrier, is especially afraid that she will make a mistake when she is reading in front of her class and parents on Reading Theater Day, but after lots of practice reading to her dog Wiggles, she performs perfectly.
Although he would rather be sipping an ice cream soda, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby attend a cooking class with Mrs. Teaberry and her dog Zeke, where they learn one hundred ways to cook beans.