At bedtime, Grandma tells Max and Ruby three favorite stories about themselves.

Though Max's sister offers him her stuffed animals, he can't sleep without his red rubber elephant.

Max is a cute kitten who dreams of becoming a brave mouse-catcher. So he sets off in search of a mouse, and discovers that bravery perhaps is not so important after all.

It's time for bed, but Max can't fall asleep.

Though Max's sister offers him her stuffed animals, he cannot sleep without his red rubber elephant.

All Max wants to do is eat the chocolate chicken that someone left in the birdbath one fine spring morning. But "wait, Max," his sister Ruby says, "First we go on an egg hunt." Max does his best to play along, but when Ruby finds all the eggs-and he finds only ants and acorns-he shows her what can happen when you put all your eggs in one basket!