Jenny and Joanna love their imaginative and exciting grandmother. One day grandmother arrives to take them on an outing, even if it is a school day.

As Halloween arrives, and Omar still hasn't found a costume scary enough, he is forced to put a sheet over his head and trick-or-treat as a boring old ghost--until the weather comes to his aid.

Having heard about Thanksgiving in school, nine-year-old Rivka tries to convince her immigrant family and her Rabbi that it is a holiday for all Americans, Jews and non-Jews alike.

A cumulative tale about the chain of events surrounding the making of a cake by a farmer's wife, eventually leading to its consumption in surprising circumstances.