Carlos and his uncle Pedro enter a boat race hoping to win the prize money to buy a new playground set for the local school, but an unexpected turn of events takes the wind right out of Carlos' sails. Children learn to appreciation for what they have.

Things are going just peachy when all the bug students begin to work together on a school float to collect food for a charity event. Everything starts to go awry when they lose sight of the goal and begin to compete against each other, thanks to Sluggy's subtle pairing of each bug against the other.

Includes the classic children's story that teaches youngsters to count and features four other stories by Eric Carle.

Spencer has too many toys! He finds it hard to give them away, but in the end it's a cardboard box he can't part with!

Chicka chicka boom boom: The letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Five creatures: In a house filled with two parents, one girl, and two cats, counting has never been so much fun. Wild about books: Librarian Molly McGrew introduces a zoo full of animals to reading and they go simply wild about books. Inch by inch: To avoid getting eaten, a resourceful inchworm must figure out how to measure a nightingale's song. Bonus stories:...