Daisy's mother explains that, while her namesake flowers may look plain, they have great beauty if you look closely. Kids at school seize on Daisy's name, calling her "Thistle," and she withdraws, keeping her head down (literally) so as not to deal with her classmates, but in doing so, Daisy discovers discarded treasures on the forest floor, sees the beauty in their imperfections, and creates a secret hideout to store her finds. The watercolor-and-pencil...

"Karen has to get glasses! She doesn't want them, especially because school pictures are going to be taken soon. But she picks out some pretty pink ones and thinks she looks very grown-up. Then Yicky Ricky at school starts calling her names, like Owl Girl and Googly Eyes. If Karen wears her glasses for the school picture, Ricky will make fun of her. If she doesn't wear them, she'll feel like she's afraid to be herself. Glasses or no glasses, that...

A fox who teases other animals receives a lesson in humility when he is left behind, uninvited to a party.