When Dog is handed a strawberry from the fruit bowl, she sizes it up, dances around it, and decides she is going to race the Strawberry--and win. She dashes left, then right, then--oh!-- over the couch in an attempt to outrun her opponent. Strawberry doesn't move, but that doesn't stop Dog from continuing the race. Eventually, it's neck-and-neck... until mom walks in to see what the fuss is about, and SPLAT!

Little Mouse worries that the big, hungry bear will take his freshly picked, ripe, red strawberry for himself.

"The school garden has been trampled, and the main suspect (according to the principal) is raccoons. But Myron and Hajrah have other ideas. After all, why would raccoons have made off with the school's strawberry plants? Thankfully, Myron is supported by the friendship and talents of the kids in his class to solve the mystery. With Glitch's technical skills (she plots the thefts on a satellite image of the neighborhood), Jordan's artistic abilities...