Mercer Mayer

Mom tells her child to take a nap, but the child just isn't ready for one.

Hoping to participate in the Critterville Kite Flying Contest, Little Critter busily attempts to fly a kite and finds the activity more challenging than anticipated.

Follows Little Critter's misadventures with a new pet kitty, who tangles up Mom's knitting, knocks over the trash and gets trapped high up in a tree before bravely protecting her family and hissing at a mean dog.

When Mom and Little Sister go to town, Little Critter and his dad share a day of fun involving playing games, meeting new friends, and preparing a special surprise for their return home.

Alex joins Little Critter's class at school, but because he's in a wheelchair, nobody knows how to treat him.

Little Critter is sad when he is not invited to Billy Bear's party until he learns that others from his class were not invited either.