"Nobody loves socks more than little Koko Bear. He has socks in every color and pattern. There's just one problem. Little Koko Bear never wants to wash his socks. What will he do when he runs out of clean socks to wear?" -- page [4] of cover

Koko Bear is fascinated with socks. He loves long ones, short ones, striped ones, colorful ones. He loves socks so much he has no time for friends. One day, when he has no more socks left to wear, he carries them to the river to wash. He falls asleep only to wake up and discover--no socks--but maybe gifts of friendship.

Little Sock is tired of his routine. Day after day, it's the same old thing. He gets worn, he gets dirty, and he gets washed. Nothing ever changes. The other socks in the drawer don't seem to mind but Little Sock wants something different. He has heard of a place, Sock City, where everything is new and exciting, so one night he makes his escape from his drawer. Will Little Sock reach his destination? And what will he find there?

Mariana is nervous for her first day of school. Her papa gives her a little "comfort" box and instructs her to open it whenever she absolutely, positively, really, really needs it. When she does, a whoosh of air flies out and surrounds her like a warm hug. As the day goes by, her confidence slowly increases and she tries harder and harder to not open the box. When an unkind classmate falls at recess and she is the only one around to help, will she need the box . . . or will he?

Little Sock returns to the excitement of Sock City, where he soon realizes that the adventure would be more fun with a friend, if only he can find one.

Max has found an egg—a dinosaur egg, he hopes. He builds a nest for the egg, shines a light on the egg, and dances around the egg in anticipation. Crack, crack, crack—out pops a. . . ! Young readers will have a ball reading this fun and fast-paced Level 1 story.