A greedy hedgehog convinces the animals to exchange all of their books for the pictures he paints and Rita, a young raccoon, can stop him only if she locates the tree found in one of the hedgehog's paintings.
Robbie the Raccoon and his friends love Father Oak and worry that he is sick when his leaves begin to turn color and fall off, but Robbie's mother explains what the change means and helps him plant some acorns as a sign of hope for spring.
Details the anatomy, life cycle, special skills, habitat, diet, and hunting and survival strategies of raccoons, and discusses the future of the animals.
An introduction to the extremely adaptable members of the raccoon family which includes the familiar North American raccoon, the coatimundi, ringtail, and panda.