Elizabeth and Larry is a tale about love and acceptance between best friends who come from very different worlds - one human and one alligator. Followed by the story of Bill the Crocodile and his friend and "toothbrush", a bird named Pete, who go on a hilarious adventure.

Grumpy Horace P. Blumpoe's Life is changed forever by one very special cat. Followed by the story about a man who goes in search of a single kitten, but returns with "hundreds of cats, thousands of cats, millions and billions and trillions of cats."

A small boy stands up to his fears and learns nightmares may not be as scary as he originally thought. Followed by the story of a brave little boy that goes to extraordinary lengths to convince his parents that there is a ferocious alligator living underneath his bed. Finishing with the tale of a young girl that decides to confront the nightmare living in the attic, lasso it and show her parents.

Little Elbert lets a bad word slip, but soon learns a silly way to right his wrong. And another young boy's eccentric parents embarrass him so much he can hardly be seen with them. Finally, he realizes that their love for him and each other makes them special.

Curious tugboat Little Toot travels to Scotland in search of the dreaded Loch Ness Monster, but learns monsters might not always be the scary creatures they're made out to be. And the story of a shiny black steam engine that wishes she could be free of her freight so that others will admire her speed and beauty, but when she careens out of control, she learns to appreciate what she has.