Max discusses with his mother good reasons why he'd like to trade her in, but admits there is one reason to keep her.

Jack's mother agrees that he may have a pet, but when he suggests everything from an elephant to a tyrranosaurus rex, she must explain why each would be less than ideal.

Despite his mother's warning, young Harvey draws on Doodleday, but when his drawings come to life in frightening ways, only his mother can help.

An eight-year-old boy gets a skateboard for his birthday, but when his mom tries it out, she has so much fun that she won't give it back.

It's Mark's bedtime, but he begs his mom for "just five more minutes"! When his five minutes are up, he keeps coming up with something new to extend the time.

Little Bear looks forward to giving his mother a valentine and to figuring out who the secret admirer is who sent him one.

Alex and his mother write notes back and forth in which Alex tries to persuade her to let him have a baby iguana for a pet.

A mother and son practice writing Chinese characters in the snow. Introduces the characters for ten simple words.

"A Max le fascinan todos los superhéroes, pero tiene uno favorito. En realidad, se trata de una superheroína: ¡Megapower! Ella es valiente, puede programar computadoras y desactivar bombas, tiene ultravisión y una descomunal... Pero lo mejor de todo es que Megapower es diferente a los otros superhéroes, y Max sabe muy bien por qué.-- Page 4 of cover.

Poppy, accompanied by her troublesome son Junior, his skunk friend, and Uncle Ereth the porcupine, responds to a summons to return to her ancestral home, Gray House, to save the mice there from destruction by a bulldozer.