When a newborn bat named Shade but sometimes called "Runt" becomes separated from his colony during migration, he grows in ways that prepare him for even greater journeys.

A tiny acorn fulfills its destiny by becoming the tree God made it to be, and then it watches the little girl who climbs its branches grow up as well.

A mother dreams about keeping her child young, but realizes that she would miss important milestones in her child's life.

A little girl learns to walk, climb, and study the earth from her friends, most of whom are animals.

A child notices that things that were once difficult to do often become easy as people grow.

A mother and her young daughter reflect on the daughter's growing up, including her infancy, potty training, first words, and starting school, noting how nothing has been what the mother expected.

Veggieboy practices flying, lifting, and helping people to hone his superhero skills, and finally Veggieman's training as a superhero is complete, but he is surprised when children want to change his name.

A pumpkin seed tries unsuccessfully to be scary until it grows into a pumpkin and Halloween arrives.

Little Zebra is growing up, and from now on he wants to use a drinking cup, not a baby bottle.

Poses rhyming questions about what grows and what does not.