On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.

When things go wrong during a day at the beach, like a ball that drifts away or a gooey ice cream mess, a father could do a lot of things but always picks the loving one.

"Mina and her father live in a tree stump on the edge of a pond on the edge of a forest. Mina loves to read. And her father loves to knit. And they are very happy until one day her father brings home a new pet. Mina is a mouse, and while she loves her father very much--especially how he is always full of surprises--she is sure that the new pet he brings home is not a good idea. Mina's father says not to worry, he is sure the new pet is a squirrel....

After a young girl finds two old potatoes at her father's house, they plant and tend them to see if they will have new potatoes in September.

"Ella is excited for her first day at a new school. Glimmering pencil case? Check! Shimmering backpack? Check! Glittery ribbons in her hair? Check! She can't wait to meet the other kids and share her sparkly personality. But her first day doesn't go quite as planned: Her new classmates don't like her disco-ball shoes, her PB&J-with-sprinkles sandwich, or her rainbow-y unicorn painting. Ella decides to try to be less sparkly at school the next day...

While Rose's mother has a "quick chat" on the telephone, Rose is supposed to get ready for bed but finds she is hosting a party instead.

A father shares dinner and bedtime rituals with his daughter before going out to work the night shift.

A young girl and her mother remember together all the girl's favorite stories about her mother's childhood.

Building a playhouse along with her beloved father, Nelly Gnu accompanies him to the store and is accidentally separated from him while searching for the perfect paint.

Lyrical text describes a mother's voice as she sings, hums, encourages, cheers, comforts, and shares secrets with her daughter during the course of a day.