Henry is a happy boy who lives with his mother in a suburban town. His grandmother, a wonderful baker, lives nearby too. Henry loves to go to school and has lots of friends. But Henry is always in a rush Henry thinks that being first is the most important thing in the whole world, so he works as hard as he can to be the first at everything. Everyone in Henry's life tries to tell him to slow down, but he just doesn't understand why. But when a very special event occurs in Henry's life, he finds out about the dangers of rushing around and trying to be first. Now that he's seen what can happen, will Henry finally slow down-or will he just keep living his life like a race, always trying to come in first no matter what?