Piggie ruins a perfectly good day by telling Gerald the elephant that she is going, sending him into a panic.

Piggie celebrates her favorite day of the year, but Gerald the elephant is sad, thinking that he cannot join the fun.

"Piggie is determined to thank everyone she knows, but Gerald thinks she will forget someone important"--

Gerald the elephant is certain that he cannot dance but his friend Piggie convinces him to try.

Piggie tells Gerald she has a surprise for him, but it is not there yet, so Gerald must be patient.

Gerald and Piggie discover the joy of being read. But what will happen when the book ends?

"Walt is not the tallest or the curliest or the pointiest or even the crunchiest. A confounded blade of grass searches for his 'est' in this hilarious story about growing up"--

Gerald discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your head--two birds on your head! Can Piggie help her best friend?

"There are only three cookies and four hungry friends to share them with. This is not good. This is not equal!"--

When Gerald the elephant begins sneezing around his friend Piggie, he begins to suspect that he might be allergic to pigs and is afraid this could mean the end of their friendship.