Illustrations and rhyming text describe the activities of animals living in and near a small pond as spring progresses to autumn.

As a mother duck leads her ducklings home, one dawdles and is left behind but, luckily, a friend comes along and sees that little duckling needs help. On board pages. As a mother duck leads her ducklings home, one dawdles and is left behind but, luckily, a friend comes along and sees that little duckling needs help.