Neighbors Nutmeg the squirrel and Barley the mouse believe that they have nothing in common until an emergency forces them to discover surprising things about each other.

Wishing to bake an apple pie, Old Granny Smith sets out with a full basket, trading its contents for a series of objects until she gets the apples she needs. Includes a recipe for apple pie.

Throughout the seasons in northern Vermont, Darrell helps his neighbors with snowplowing, supplying wood, and excavation work, never finding time to fix his own barn roof, but when a windstorm passes through town, he finds his kindness to his neighbors returned.

When Edmond Bigsnout, a lone wolf, sets out to satisfy his craving for a city rabbit, his efforts are foiled by apartment dwellers who think he is a new neighbor.

Annie wants to fill every chair in her house's dining room for Thanksgiving dinner, and asks her friend Henry's help in thinking of people to invite.

"The sky is white, the air is cold, and snowflakes are falling, tickling Bramble?s back. By bedtime, Maggie and her family are ready for the storm: they?ve shopped for supplies, covered Bramble?s hay with a tarp, and filled the bathtub with extra water. But Bramble is too excited to sleep; she wants to be out in the white, wild world. Luckily for Bramble, she has a shaggy coat to keep her warm. And luckily for Maggie and her family and friends, when...