Gerald the elephant is certain that he cannot dance but his friend Piggie convinces him to try.

After Mercy Watson follows the delightful scent and delicious taste of the pansies her thoughtful neighbors plant to beautify their yard, animal control officer Francine Poulet is called out to handle the case, which brings unexpected results.

When the first-graders' bee antennae would not stay on their heads and the drummers would not stay in their seats for the open house play, Roscoe decides to help by using the "don't-you-dare" glue.

Biscuit the dog meets hens, pigs, geese, and goats while visiting a farm.

Nancy is determined to make the cover of her very first book report as fancy as she can, but she spends so much time on it that she has no time to write about the book.

Nancy, who likes to use fancy words, cannot think of a fancy enough project to commemorate the 100th day of school.