To awaken the imagination of a child, the author introduces "The Menagerie of Friends, " a medley of stuffed toys on a little girl's bed that come to life and have real life adventures. In this first book of the collection, "A Trilogy" presents The Search for Blue Bear, in which Beca seeks the help of the Menagerie to find him. In Rabbit Renee's Mama, the author uses the Menagerie, not only to find the mother rabbit, but endows them with human feelings and traits. Magnolia Mouse is the third part of "A Trilogy" further showing relationships with a group of loyal friends.