Emily Arrow has two problems: trying to work in her invention group with bossy Linda Lorca in charge and thinking of a wedding present for Ms. Vincent, the student teacher.

A big, severe, plaid-hat-wearing dog insists that the small black cat in the red fez shouldn't be wearing a hat -- any kind of hat -- because hats are for dogs. His patronizing tirade doesn't convince this cat, however. Defiantly, she wears an assortment of hats, described in the gleeful rhyming text, and brings in other cats to join the protest. The silliness of both text and pictures offers a cheerful take on bossiness and managing conflict, with...

When Goose goes on vacation, Duck finds out that being in charge and keeping the pond the happiest pond in the world is much too hard.

Baby Lincoln's older sister, Eugenia, is very fond of telling Baby what to do. Baby usually responds by saying, "Yes, Sister," until one day, she's had enough and decides to take a Necessary Journey. Can she find the courage to strike out on her own, without Eugenia telling her what to take and where to go, in order to discover who she really is?

Andy Shane hates school, mainly because of a tattletale know-it-all named Dolores Starbuckle, but Granny Webb, who has taken care of him all his life, joins him in class one day and helps him solve the problem.

When Katie Woo and her friends go to the beach, Katie is so rude and bossy that her friends do not want to play with her.

Moffie is ten minutes older than her twin brother, Morgie, and so she is always in charge, but when their mother says she is too bossy, Moffie decides to make Morgie boss for a day.

Silo loves to work on the farm. He is proud of his herding abilities! But sometimes Silo can be a bit bossy. Luckily, his farmyard friends know just what to do! - Back cover.

Ally, who thinks she is a dinosaur, and her friends must learn to deal with a new girl who wants everyone to play by her rules.

"En lo más alto de la más alta de las colinas, encaramado en su trono con su corona en la cabeza, un león gobernaba a todo el mundo, todo el tiempo. Hasta que un día ..."--Cover. "At the top of the highest of the hills, perched on his throne with his crown on his head, a lion ruled everyone, all the time. Until one day ..."--Cataloger's translation of cover.