After being teased yet again about her unruly hair, MacKenzie consults her neighbor, Miss Tillie, who compares hair care with tending her beautiful garden and teaches MacKenzie some techniques. Includes tips for shampooing, conditioning, and protecting black hair, and recipes for hair products.

When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots.

No matter how hard he tries, Dirtball Pete is always a mess, and even after his mother scrubs him clean for a school recital to show others what a beautiful and special boy he is, he seems destined to live up to his name.

When Wendell doesn't clean up his room, a whole herd of pigs comes to live with him.

A busy backhoe loader describes all the items it hauls off a lot and all the fun it has getting dirty while doing so.

When Mama Llama says it is time to clean up, Llama ignores her since he is more interested in playing than cleaning, but Mama finds an imaginative way to teach Llama a lesson about cleanliness.

Carlos learns the importance of washing his hands.

When Julia's bird, Trino Rojo, hears her mother telling her to brush her teeth, he decides that since he cares about his health he should clean his teeth, too, so he asks other animals how creatures like them care for their teeth.

"Federica's busy family can't keep their house clean! To get away from the buzzy, buggy mess, she escapes to the peaceful park where she can spend time with her animal friends̥which gives her an idea."--

Saying nope to soap, little bunny soon learns the importance of protecting himself and others from germs when he catches a cold and is sent home from school.