During a big snow, Mr. Putter decides to write a mystery novel, but what he ends up with is entirely different.

Mr. Putter is writing a book!

When he gets too old to climb up the ladder, Mr. Putter and his cat, Tabby, figure out an ingenious way to pick pears for pear jelly.

Mr. Putter gets an old cat to share his life with him.

Mr. Putter and Tabby beat the heat on a picnic with spunky Mrs. Teaberry and her dog, Zeke.

Mr. Putter and Tabby invite their neighbor to Mr. Putter's birthday, but Mrs. Teaberry and Zeke take a long time to get there.

When Mr. Putter cannot sleep after eating too many of Mrs. Teaberry's pineapple jelly rolls, he and Tabby take a moonlit stroll that ends with the perfect neighborly gathering.