When Owly asks his mother question after question about the world, she finds just the right ways to help him find the answers.

"Hubie's class is doing a secret santa this year for Christmas. Everyone picks a name and gets a gift for that person. But Hubie doesn't know what to buy anyone else ... especially if he picks a girl. Giving presents shouldn't be so hard!"--Page [4] of cover.

With Halloween approaching, Hubie makes his costume, talks his mom into letting him watch a horror movie, learns about the history of the holiday and goes trick-or-treating with his friends.

A boy contemplates all the horrible stories he has heard about the computer teacher, Miss Pluggins, and the ordeals she forces her students to endure.

The school librarian says a book fair is coming to the school, but one little boy has heard some weird things about what will happen.

A collection of seven Black Lagoon adventures, complete with jokes and laughs.

"Hubie has the strangest science teacher ever! Mr. Hyde has the class do the weirdest experiments. This week, Hubie is going to create his own slime. So gooey! So disgusting! How will Hubie ever make a clean getaway from school?" -- Back cover.

"Groundhog Day is here and Hubie is not happy about it. Who has ever heard of an anima predicting the weather? His class is going to do a morning news show about it. Hubie has to be the anchorman. How many weeks left until Hubie is not embarrassed anymore?"--Page [4] of cover.

"Hubie wants to put on a magic show. He has a magician's cap and cape. He has a stage. He even has a few assistants. The only problem is... he doesn't have any tricks. The show is on Saturday! That makes Hubie want to disappear. Can the Great Hubini get his act together? Or will his magic show be a tragic show?-- Page [4] cover.

The narrator has trouble mailing an elephant as a birthday present to Cousin Edna.