Marigold the cat likes everything just so, but when he sets out to bake a perfect cake one Monday, he is interrupted by one finch, two pigeons, and three loons.

Enduring a life without free time in a high-achieving family, Percival Priggs worries that his relatives will not love him if he does not perform perfectly in every competition, until his parents reveal their own humorous imperfections.

When party-crashing birds ruin Marigold's magic act during his otherwise perfect birthday party, he makes all of his guests disappear before recalling the magic words to bring them back.

"Willow is a polar bear who likes things just so. She even irons her underwear and straightens her spaghetti! So when a storm covers her backyard in a clean, smooth blanket of snow, she's determined to keep it that way--in spite of all her Arctic neighbors sliding, stomping, and creating a lumpy, bumpy mess. Will Willow stick to her precise ways, or will she join in the messy fun?-- Book jacket.