Shortly after his birth, Elbert floats into the air and as he grows everyone tries to ground him, except for his mother, who encourages Elbert to be himself.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text celebrate the many shades of blue seen during the relationship of a boy and his dog as the boy grows from a baby to an adult.

A mother and child watch as tadpoles develop and grow into frogs.

A caterpillar and a young goose become great friends, but as they grow up they undergo changes which separate them for awhile.

When Janey gets tired of hearing that she is not big enough to do the fun things she wants to do, she decides that she is not big enough to do boring things too.

Describes the growth and development of various plants.

Elijah Stapes wants to be taller, and more like his brother Nico, and friend Cooper, so he orders a bottle of Tall-time Tonic from This For That Company, which promises to make his bones longer--but he does not find out where the extra bone comes from until it is too late.

When Sally Jean outgrows her beloved bicycle, Flash, she experiments with various ideas for acquiring a new, bigger one.