ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɪn ɐ stˈaɪl sˈɪmɪlɚ tə ðə dˈɪk ænd dʒˈeɪn bˈʊks, ɪt tˈɛlz ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv ʃˈɔːɹt, tˈɪpɪkli sˈɪŋɡəl pˈeɪdʒ, stˈoːɹiz ɐbˌaʊt ðə hˈɑːki fˈæmɪli, wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdz ðə tˈuː pˈɛɹənts, θɹˈiː tʃˈɪldɹən, ðɛɹ dˈɑːɡ, ænd əkˈeɪʒənəli ðɛɹ kˈʌzən.
Written in a style similar to the Dick and Jane books, it tells a series of short, typically single page, stories about the Hocky family, which includes the two parents, three children, their dog, and occasionally their cousin.