Etiquette expert Miss Perfect answers animal readers' questions about proper behavior in various situations. Miss Perfect offers advice on getting along with family members, entertaining guests, and generally being polite and respectful to those around you.
Ten-year-old Mary Mae, living with her parents in fossil-rich southern Ohio, tries to reconcile, despite her mother's strong disapproval, her family's Creationist beliefs with the prehistoric fossils she studies in school.
Despite Mr. Rabbit's admonition that raking leaves in the cool autumn air is bad for her, the Cinnamon Hen finds that she enjoys that activity too much to give it up.