When Mr. Putter catches a cold, his friend Mrs. Teaberry sends over some special treats to help him feel better.

When Bear is too sick to play, his animal friends go to his cave to make him soup and tea and keep him company. On board pages.

A little boy is curious about all the places his cold might go after it leaves him.

Felix feels bad and does not want to eat or play, so his mother takes him to Doctor Duck, who makes everything better.

Emily's father takes care of everything the day she has a "stomach ache in her head."

When Joe goes to live with his father across town and must leave behind his beloved pet rabbit, his friends Anna and Suzanne try to take care of it for him, but when the rabbit becomes ill and then Joe follows suit, the girls are certain that both will die unless they are reunited.

In Wisconsin, fourth-grader Ida B spends happy hours being home-schooled and playing in her family's apple orchard, until her mother begins treatment for breast cancer and her parents must sell part of the orchard and send her to public school.

Grandpa helps his favorite grandpup to avoid scratching his chicken pox by telling how he once had to fight off an octopus during a terrible storm.

When Mama gets sick, Papa and the kids wear themselves out doing the cooking and cleaning for the day.

Digger is not feeling well but after his sister, Daisy, convinces him to go see a doctor she must still persuade him to be brave by getting her own examination.