In 1976, Joan, a young American ballerina, helped the great dancer Arslan Rusakov defect from Russia. Now, hardly anyone in her suburban California neighborhood knows about her dramatic past; they only know her as the wife of Jacob, beloved principal of a local gifted school, and the mother to precocious Harry....

Count your way through a toddler\"s busy day! Maggie Smith\"s playful text counts from 1 to 10 as baby has a bath, gets dressed, and eats a snack. At last it\"s time to go outside! From there we count back down from 10 to 1, splashing in puddles and playing with puppies along the way....