The new girl, Emma, is very dominant and acting very unkind to her classmates. She takes their lunch, decides to play, and what to play...

Some children walk to school; others ride a bus. Children go by ferry in New York, vaporetto in Italy, trolley car in San Francisco, and helicopter in the Alaskan Tundra. With fun-filled rhymes and colorful illustrations, children will discover just how much fun getting to school can be.

On the way to school, Baldomero finds a wild pig that teaches him how to paint with his feet, and a fox that teaches him how to make cheese. He also finds some frogs….

Crisantemo takes pride in her name, but she stops liking it after her classmates make fun of it. Things begin to change, however, when she meets her new music teacher, who makes her feel proud of her special name once again.

Lily loves school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is sorry later.

One day, Agustín angers Sofía, and at recess, each one goes their separate way. Sofía gets very bored; nothing seems as fun as playing with Agustín, until she finds some very interesting snails. Entertained by the animals, Agustín and Sofía make peace without realizing it. The passing conflicts between Agustín and Sofía show the reader that, if a friendship is true, arguments will always be temporary.