When Cocky, balanced on one leg, the other leg in the air as the foot of it held the scruff of Michael's neck, leaned to Michael's ear and wheedled, Michael could only lay down silkily the bristly hair-waves of his neck, and with silly half-idiotic eyes of bliss agree to whatever was Cocky's will or whimsey so delivered.
No doubt there was some quarrel, some whimsey on the part of William, who, though a good fellow, was a little exacting sometimes--something that a woman could put right.
There are ten prose/poems about cheering subjects accompanied with charming, brightly colored illustrations dripping with whimsey. Poem titles are A Speckle, Banana Bread Crumb, Crazy Shoes, Fall, I Am Two, Just a Kid, newts, A Pea in My Sleeve, Plain Bread, and Toothbrush.