A pictorial vocabulary book with words grouped under common activities such as mealtime and basic concepts such as weather.

When Huckle has to get his tonsils out, Lowly stays with him in the hospital. / Cucumber and her assistant Pickles are terrified of their new assignment - to get pictures of lions. / All the kids and Miss Honey go up river for a picnic.

Everybody's building boats for the big Busytown Regatta, and Mr. Frumble's all excited - he just loves boats. / Schtoompah and his friend Umpah dream of playing music in the town orchestra. / It's the first annual soap box derby and all the kids build marvelous racers - everyone except for Sally.

Huckle, Lowly, the Three Beggars and Mr. Frumble are accidentally launched to the moon in Mr. Fixit's home made rocket. / Pip Pip comes to London hoping to work for the Queen. With her new friend, Liza Littlemouse, they go to the palace, the Navy, and then the Tower of London, but no luck / Bananas wants to buy bananas so he hurries to the harbour hoping to work on the banana cargo ship that's in port.

Hilda's the new playground monitor but because of her strength she's afraid she might hurt one of the little kids. / Professor Dig makes a great discovery - an Egyptian mummy - and he hurries to bring it to the Cairo museum. / Huckle and Lowly search the beach for buried treasure, but all they dig up is junk.

Sergeant Murphy's got the day planned - a drive and a picnic in the country with his family. / Everyone knows chimney sweeps bring good luck, but it looks like Schmudge left his luck at home. / Hilda's going to babysit the kids on the Cat Family's vacation to the seaside.

Mr. Raccoon is bored with the same old thing everyday so he leaves Mr. Frumble in charge of his restaurant while he goes in search of a change. / Mario wants a gondola so he can paddle romantic couples around Venice, but instead he owns a big clunky melon boat. / Hilda babysits for Pig Will and Pig Won't and she does her best to fill the day with fun, but Pig Won't just wants to sulk.

A mystery involving a steamboat takes place and new waiters come in.

A big story is read, Couscous succeedds another catch on Peppy and his Dirty Rats, this time in Gibralter and Smoky, Sparkey and Nozzle get a firefighters ball.

A mystery in a supermarket occurs and Bananas Gorilla gets in more big trouble having stolen more bananas.