Freda has a picnic in the backyard with her friends. This book includes questions about the text and a note to parents about visual learning.

A group of animals try to have a picnic lunch in the park before it rains.

While Oliver prepares their picnic, Philbert sets sail on a pond, only to get caught in a sudden storm.

"It's the hottest day of the year, hotter than broccoli soup, hotter than the Atacama Desert, hotter than the surface of the sun. It's just the right kind of day for a boy and his grandad to go for a picnic. But as the sun beats down, Grandad keeps having to stop for a rest, and by the time they find the perfect picnic spot, some pirates have beaten them to it. Good job they have enough food to share!" --From the publisher.