After his toy bear comes out of the washing machine with an ear missing and not smelling "right," a boy takes him outside to play until he looks and smells familiar once again.

Elliot wakes up one morning to the most terrible smell. But what could it be? Find out in this gentle introduction to hygiene that's stinkin' adorable! One morning, Elliot wakes up and smells something awful. Is it the trash? No... The dog? No... Dad? His sister? The baby? Grandma's famous gerfartzenschanffel? No, no, no, and no! Elliot searches high and low for the something that smells, but he just can't find it, and it's driving him and his nostrils...