Maisy goes to the library in search of a book about fish and a quiet place in which to read it.

Illustrations and simple text explore the quiet moments of Christmas, such as searching for hidden presents, forgetting a line during a Christmas pageant, and listing for Santa's sleigh bells.

Houndsley loves the quiet of the first snow of winter, but Catina does not enjoy being snowed in. What about all her plans for the day? With pretending, books, games, creativity, and some time to dream, Houndsley helps Catina let go of her worries and enjoy the snowy day.

A bird named Only likes his quiet time and alone time, but he does not want to be lonely.

"Mr. Martin enjoys tranquility. He likes to drink his coffee in silence, read his newspaper quietly, and take peaceful naps. His neighbours are aware of that, but they easily forget it. So much so that the noise they make drive Mr. Martin up the wall. One day, he decides to take matters into his own hands..."--

"Mary, a young girl with a meditative disposition, finds her quiet curiosity at odds with her boisterous family. Eventually, Mary is so still that she seems to fade from her family's sight. When calling loudly for her gets no result, the family tries quiet waiting instead and find both Mary and the simple beauty in slowing down to listen to the world."-- Mary is so quiet that her family hardly pays any attention to her, until one day, after shouting...