Slow Down, Abby! is about a young girl who is always in some kind of trouble. In fact, her nickname is Trouble. Abby had to have stitches when she fell off a neighbor's wall. The doctor told her to slow down and to be more careful, but she didn't listen very well. Abby likes to play dress-up with Shadow the cat, but he doesn't like it. Shadow is a fast runner and has found a place to hide from Abby. Mama and Daddy both tell Abby to stop running in the house when she tries to catch Shadow. Abby decides that the newest member of their household would make a good model for her doll clothes so, she goes to look for Puddles, her sister's new puppy. The real trouble starts when Puddles sees Shadow and the chase begins. During the nightly bedtime story, Mama tells Emma and Abby about their great-grandpa and the problem he had when he didn't tell the whole truth. Abby learns that not telling the whole truth can be like a lie sometimes.