A child finds that learning to have self control is hard, but it can also be fun.

A child wonders about what happens to a balloon that is let go, as a parent would wonder about what might happen to a child once he leaves home.

The six mean Herdman kids lie, steal, smoke cigars (even the girls) and then become involved in the community Christmas pageant.

The eccentric old lady Leonora O'Grady enjoys collecting a wild assortment of goods, from spaghetti jump ropes and a bottle of ants to a necklace of acorns and the queen's underpants.