A little mouse named Chrysanthemum starts going to school and realizes she is the only kid with the longest name. She gets bullied by everyone but eventually learns that she is special in her own way
When Owen refuses to part from his increasingly careworn blanket, a concerned neighbor gives his parents tips on how to get him to let the blanket go.
Three cheers for compromise as quiet-as-a-mouse Sophie learns to assert herself with bossy, big-mouthed Wendell.