本书以月份为时间线索，以日记形式记录主人公小添从9月份开学到第二年8月份一年中每个月的学校生活和日常活动等。每篇日记配有3—5幅体现日记要点的插图。该书还以结构图形式分析每篇日记，并要求读者仿写一篇。简言之，本书脉络清晰，图文并茂、学练结合。

September
My first school day
My new friend
Teachers' Day
Mid-Autumn Festival

October
Beijing
The Great Wall
A happy trip
Go for an outing

November
Autumn
On the farm
Thanksgiving Day

December
Winter is coming
It's snowing!
Merry Christmas!

January
New Year's Day
In the reading room
Spring Festival

February
My plan
My aunt

March
Our new teacher
Tree Planting Day
I like vegetables

April
Sports meeting
I am ill
A football match

May
Going shopping
Mother's Day

June
Children's Day
My new clothes

July
The first day of summer holiday
My new pet

August
It's hot
Go swimming