A bet about wardrobes between the wealthy Massie and middle-class Claire results in a testing of old friendships, a forging of new ones, and a change for the student body at Octavian Country Day School.

A child looks at devices that hold all kinds of things together, including hugs for families.

The narrator uses reverse psychology to get a young sheep dressed.

Suggests both right and wrong answers for where children should put their socks, doll, crayons, and other possessions.

Jamela gets in trouble when she takes the expensive material intended for a new dress for Mama, parades it in the street, and allows it to become dirty and torn.

Against her mother's wishes, Ruth wears her favorite pajamas to school but soon regrets her choice.

When the small town store where they usually buy their clothes changes hands, the Kettles are in for a surprise on their annual shopping trip.

Peggy the pig finds the perfect party outfit on a scarecrow, but the scarecrow is not pleased to lose its clothes.

With the help of her friend the West Wind, Sarah Mae's practical and cheap new dress becomes the dress of her dreams.

An Arab girl of the Sahara who wants to wear a malafa, the veiled dress worn by her mother and older sister, learns that the garment represents beauty, mystery, tradition, belonging, and faith.