The girl who moves in across the street from Betsy is the same age. Soon they are good friends and everyone thinks of them as Betsy-Tacy.

Pam's new job of schooling ponies is taking time away from her own pony, Lightning, and from her friends Lulu and Anna, who are angry that she never goes horseback riding with them anymore.

Dan thinks he is going to have a terrible time when he is forced to go camping with his mother's boyfriend Mike and Mike's brainy son Raymond, but the two boys form a surprising friendship.

Poppleton the pig enjoys the company of geese flying south, buys a new winter coat with the help of his friend Cherry Sue, and tries to order pancakes at the Lion's Club breakfast.

Annoyed when the other crocodiles crowd and copy him, a young croc goes off by himself, only to find that he sometimes enjoys the company around him.

When two turtles go to the gym, plant a garden, see a movie, eat out, and go on a night hike, they discover that you do not have to like the same things in order to be friends.

Bud the cat becomes very worried when his feline friend Gabby gets sick and finds a special way to show his friendship when she returns from a visit to the veterinarian.

When his knitting companion, Mrs. Jolley, who rides with him every day on the train into the city, becomes ill, Mr. Nick finds a way to cheer her up.

Karen tries to impress Margo by saying that she saw amermaid. But then it seems the mermaid really exists!

Young Bessie doesn't have much reason to believe in fairies until she meets her strange and wonderful neighbor, Mrs. Leaf.