Tired of the unfairness of life, young Luke Pennybaker decides to run for president, with his dog Lily as his running mate.

Sadie and her father have been planning a trip to the zoo for a long time but something always gets in the way, so when they finally start out and her father sees some raindrops, Sadie insists there is no rain on her side of the car.

A baby does not want to go to sleep, even as everything else around her wishes her a good night.

A young girl describes all the ways in which her mother and father conspire to ruin her life.