• Written by: Jon J Muth
• Illustrated by: Jon J Muth
• Published by: Scholastic Inc.
• Read by: Meryl Streep
• Suggested grade level: 2nd - 4th
• Run time: 11 minutes

What is the best time to do things? Who is the most important one? What is the right thing to do? Nikolai knows that he wants to be the best person he can be, but often he is unsure if he is doing the right thing. So he goes to ask Leo, the wise turtle. When he arrives, the turtle is struggling to dig in his garden, and Nikolai rushes to help him. As he finishes work, a violent storm rolls in. Nikolai runs for Leo's cottage, but on his way, he hears cries for help from an injured panda. Nikolai brings her in from the cold, and then rushes back outside to rescue her baby too.