Buzz designs a very fast car for his father.

Jake claims to be the fastest mouse in the world, and doesn't think any animal can ever catch him. Clever Old Tom Cat will just have to see about that!

The Rabbids encounter a radar machine and realize that if they stand in front of it, it will take their picture.

A day at the park. A ride on Daddy's back. Run, Daddy! Faster! Faster! How fast can Daddy go? Faster than a dog? A horse? How about a cheetah? Must his feet even touch the ground? Leslie Patricelli reprises the duo from Higher! Higher! in another humorous riff on a favorite pastime - a laugh-out-loud-funny tale of few words about doting dads and high-energy kids whose imaginations know no bounds.

Kidogo the elephant's mother is always urging him to hurry up, while PolePole the monkey's mother cautions her to slow down, but together they learn that slow and fast can both be good.

Dan does everything quickly, except when it is time to go to bed.

Within So Fast and Other Stories, there are 8 different non-fiction stories, all at similar reading levels, and featuring high-frequency sight words.