The dinosaurs enjoy a variety of Thanksgiving Day activities, including preparing favorite recipes, playing touch football, telling stories, and eating together.

"Greg Heffley is not willing to be the odd man out. A dance at Greg's middle school has everyone scrambling to find a partner, and Greg is determined not to be left by the wayside. So he concocts a desperate plan to find someone—anyone!—to go with on the big night. But Greg's schemes go hilariously awry, and his only option is to attend the dance with his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, and a female classmate as a 'group of friends.' But the night...

When a turkey hears that he is going to be on stage for the school's Thanksgiving show, he gets stage fright and flees, a situation with hilarious consequences.

"Join the excitement as dinosaurs big and small decorate cards, shop for chocolates, bake heart-shaped treats, and boogie their hearts out at the Valentine Dance." --book jacket

Frankenstein stands out at the Valentine's Day Bash for being less monstrous than the other guests, but to one smelly, rude creature that makes him the perfect valentine.

When Groundhog is unable to sleep, he experiences autumn and winter holidays he never knew about, and then he finally falls asleep before Groundhog Day.

Gregory Groundhog and his shadow desperately look for each other after they become separated from one another just before their annual appearance on Groundhog Day.

Rhyming verses trace the events leading up to the first Thanksgiving Day.

"If animals gave thanks . . .what would they do? Raccoon would chir-chirrrr thanks for her cub. Crow would loop and swoop in the sky. And Bear would invite his friends to a bountiful feast. Across the animal kingdom, every creature would be grateful for food, family, and being together." --publisher's website

When a friend's important heirloom goes missing during their Day of the Dead celebration, the Aldens investigate to help save the day.