On his first day of school, Michael is crushed to learn that his dog Cookie can't come with him, until his sympathetic teacher convinces him that he will be happier if Cookie waits for him at home.
Katy finds what she thinks is the perfect pumpkin on a class field trip to a pumpkin patch, but after her classmates tease her about how small it is, it is up to Katy's father to show her how perfect her pumpkin can be.