Max the duck wishes he could do something for the other animals living at Irene's house, but when his aunts arrive for a visit he gets more than his fill of being helpful.

On her way to school, Dora's teacher gets a flat tire on her bike and it is up to Dora and Boots to help her get to school before all the other students get there.

Participating in a class assignment to volunteer around her community, Emma enthusiastically commits to too many activities and receives exuberant help from her pooch pal.

Every night when Sonia goes to bed, Mami asks her the same question: How did you help today? And since Sonia wants to help her community, just like her Mami does, she always makes sure she has a good answer to Mami's question. In a story inspired by her own family's desire to help others, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor takes young readers on a journey through a neighborhood where kids and adults, activists and bus drivers, friends and strangers...

Little Critter helps his parents do the laundry, shop for groceries, feed the baby, and bake a pie, but sometimes his helpfulness causes more problems than it solves.

A hungry giant wants to eat Jack for a snack but is waylaid by other children who need his help.

When Dewey gets his new kite caught in a tall tree and asks his friend Owlie for help, he finds that Owlie has been in an accident and can no longer flap his wings.

"After a long morning of being fabulous, Shady Baby heads to the park for a relaxing play session. But what does she find?! Some not-so-nice kids picking on others. Shady flashes them a look--her famous side eye--and teaches them that it's better to play nice. But when her feelings are hurt, will anyone stand (or crawl) by her side?"--

Squirrel can't think of a New Year's resolution until she realizes that by helping her friends, she's made one after all.

In rhyming text, Moby Shinobi and his dog Toby head to the beach for a day of fun, where Moby tries to put his ninja skill to work helping his friends build a sandcastle which unfortunately cannot withstand the weight of even a small ninja--however when asailboat springs a leak, it is Moby Shinobi to the rescue.