The expressive watercolors of Joy Dunn Keenan dance across these pages as a boy and his grandfather spend a day at the park. Throughout the day they meet people and the boy observes how they are different from him. He also notices that they are like him in the things they enjoy seeing and doing. He asks each one, "Are you my friend?" At the end, all the friends gather at the carousel.

Janice Derby's story allows children to acknowledge characteristics such as language, skin color, being physically or mentally challenged, or having a different economic status. By observing that others enjoy the same kinds of activities, children learn that the differences are minor compared to the many similarities we share.