Follows a group of family members and friends through the course of a day as they learn the importance of all things great and small.

Illustrations and simple rhyming text present a child who is hiking with a group into the Grand Canyon, enjoying the wonders of nature--whether a lizard, a picture on the stone, or a glimpse of the moon from the bottom.

A classroom of exuberant youngsters explores art in its most varied forms, from painting, music, and writing to cooking and performing.

In a series of letters a student laments the absence of her teacher and daily routine, but she soon realizes there are benefits to mixing things up, and that perhaps having a substitue teacher is not so bad afterall.