Liam discovers a hidden garden and with careful tending spreads color throughout the gray city.

Little Critter introduces his town, showing the reader everything from the post office to the movie theater.

As snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the city ignore them, and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall will amount to anything.

Doug the robot discovers that cities are much more than downloaded facts when he unplugs from the computer feed and explores one first-hand.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text urge the reader to go beyond the noise of the city to listen to a crow's caw, rain dripping onto a sidewalk, and whispered goodnights. Includes notes about listening.

Madlenka plays soccer in her city neighborhood--with the mailbox, a dog, a parking meter, and some cats. Includes a brief history of soccer and words for soccer around the world.

The catawampus cat walked into town one day at a slant, and since then everyone in town is seeing their world with fresh eyes.

Throughout the seasons the workers at the Village Garage are busy taking care of the town and its residents.

As snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the city ignore them; and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall will amount to anything.

When his city home becomes too busy and loud, Mommy Fox shows Little Fox all that nature has to offer, from the smell of flowers to the gentle sound of a brook, and when it is time to go home, she shares an idea for bringing nature back with them.