In these three tales Bertie turns a pink birthday party into a mess, faces and fails the challenge of being polite for an entire day (fortunately), and mistakes his mother's flower arrangement for garbage.

"A young worm dresses her family up for a photo, but ultimately comes to appreciate them for who they are"-- Provided by publisher.

Cyrus and Rudy spend the last days of summer selling dahlias, blackberries and tomatoes at their roadside stand. When a neighbor drops off a bin full of red wrigglers, California earthworms that turn compost into fertilizer, Rudy and Cyrus become worm moguls as they discover just how in demand the Eisenia fetida are.

College student Kendall Holiday, who spends her Fridays working the graveyard shift in the library, loses herself in the pages of her favorite love stories until the school's star basketball player turns up, giving her a chance at real-life romance.

"Ricky and his Mighty Robot have built the coolest fort ever, and they can't wait for the fun to begin! But then Cousin Lucy arrives and plans to turn it into a princess castle--what a party pooper! Things completely fall apart when Nimrod Nightcrawler, a wicked worm from Neptune, digs a tunnel under Ricky's fort, trapping the Mighty Robot. Now it's up to Ricky and Lucy to put a stop to this nightmare--and save their friend!" -- Page [4] cover.

Snail and Worm are best friends who support each other during a silly game of tag, through Snail's adventure up a flower stalk, and when Worm's pet goes missing.

After several cases of mistaken identity Early Bird finally finds a worm to play with.

Worm attempts various jobs so he can buy painting supplies and enter the art contest.