Skippyjon Jones is a Siamese cat who wants to be a Chihuahua dog.

Sentences with rebuses and illustrations tell the story of Skippyjon Jones's attempt to retrieve stolen beans from a bumblebee.

As the residents of Pickax eagerly await the start of the town's 150th birthday celebration, James Qwilleran greets Harvey Ledfield, an aspiring architect, who seems to be followed by strange experiences that plague the town and its feline citizens.