Corina lives with her grandparents in Shepody Bay. One day close to Christmas, a big storm blows in an injured Canada goose. Corina immediately warms to the bird and wants to nurse it back to health, but her grumpy grandfather wants to cook the goose for Christmas dinner. The bird gets up to all kinds of mischief-- spooking the cows while Granddad is milking them, sabotaging Christmas decorations, and eating all of Grandma's pies. Can Corina keep the cheeky bird safe from her curmudgeonly grandfather?

A girl’s pug is missing. But, hey, he’s just chasing a wild adventure! A girl races all over the neighborhood looking for her lost pug, Kirby. As she asks one dog owner after another if they’ve seen him, readers are treated to poetically succinct depictions of the breeds of dogs she comes across in her search. “Golden retrievers are pleasers. Poodles are overachievers. Border collies are always on the job.” Each alternating spread reveals the story of where her pug actually is, defined by the repeated phrase “But pugs cause traffic jams.” It’s a dog’s world of fun all around! Who could resist falling in love with this pug? (Hint: no one!)