Piggie is invited to her first party and asks Gerald to come with her, but they can't decide what they should wear.

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. Today, I Will Fly! is the funny introduction to the characters. Piggie is determined to fly. But Gerald the elephant knows that's impossible--isn't it?

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

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

Gerald the elephant tells his best friend Piggie a long, crazy story about how he broke his trunk.

Elephant Gerald and Piggie want to go for a drive, but as Gerald thinks of one thing after another that they will have to take along, they come to realize that they lack the most important thing of all.

Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.

Gerald the elephant and Snake fear that Piggie and Brian Bat will have so much fun together they will no longer need their best friends.

Piggie really likes slop. She likes it so much, she wants Gerald to try some! But can Gerald find the courage to do it? Or will the smell alone be too much to handle? --

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