While spending the day in their boat on the sea, Mr. Magee and his dog get caught up in wacky adventures with a playful pod of whales.

An encounter with a moose while they are learning to ski provides Mr. Magee and his dog with some unexpected excitement.

When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own to swim the chilly waters. Staggering onto a nearby island, they soon win over the wary townspeople with their kind, courageous ways. So well do the critters blend in that when the greedy circus owner returns to claim them, villagers of all species conspire to outsmart the bloated blowhard.

Imaginative Jack describes the kind of house he would build--one with a racetrack, a flying room, and a gigantic slide.

When haughty King Hugo tangles with a sorceress, she causes him to see himself in a more realistic light.