Little Ace lives with his family in a small thatch-roofed cottage near a forest. He is a small boy but very brave and always willing to help. He sets off on unexpected adventures and often gets into trouble, but all ends up okay. There are 14 adventures in the book where he: meets a Giant, is captured by pirates, creates havoc at a County Fair, sets off an alarm at a Ferry Boat, performs in a school play, is the star at a Monster Truck show, and many more.