When Stanley's fire safety poster wins a contest, he gets to visit a firehouse, where he climbs onto a real fire truck, slides down the fire pole, and helps out in a real emergency.
A latest early reader tale starring the whimsical Flat Stanley finds him trying out for the baseball team and outwitting the best players until the fairness of his "flat-vantage" is called into question.
Taking a camping trip with his family to improve his flatter-than-usual mood, Stanley explores the woods with Arthur and endures a close encounter with a skunk before racing toward a cliff edge despite his mother's warnings.
Participating in an exciting show-and-tell day during which Miss Plum shows the class her sparkly new engagement ring, Flat Stanley is on the case when the ring goes missing.
Eager to help Mr. Pete the Baker make his delicious treats, Flat Stanley and Arthur participate in Mr. Pete's plan to reclaim his customers from a business rival.