When Yoko brings sushi to school for lunch, her classmates make fun of what she eats--until one of them tries it for himself.

Yoko helps Timothy learn to play the bells of Sarna so that he can perform a solo in the school talent show.

"The night before he starts kindergarten Milo's dreams are full of worry, but after a fun first day of school, Milo decides that he likes kindergarten!"--

Despite the doubts of some classmates and her native-born Japanese mother's inability to read English, Yoko finds the key to reading and catches up with the other students in putting new leaves on the classroom's book tree.

When Yoko's class puts on a play about taking care of teeth, several students are not happy with their parts.

The students in Mrs. Jenkins' class explore the careers they'd like to have when they grow up, including Yoko who wants to be a Japanese teacher.