When scholarship student Nikki Maxwell, whose father is the school exterminator, decides to enter the talent show at her expensive private school, her nemesis MacKenzie threatens to reveal Nikki's status to the rest of the school.

Roscoe cannot wait to tap dance in the school talent show until some older boys make fun of him and say that tap dancing is just for girls.

While Farmer Brown sleeps, his animals prepare for a talent show at the county fair.

Feeling totally untalented, Heidi resorts to her book of spells to come up with a dazzling act for the school talent show.

"It's time for the annual Blueberry Festival, and Kylie Jean just knows she'd be the perfect Blueberry Queen"--T.p. verso.

The Dunwiddle Magic School (fifth to eighth grade) is intended for children whose magic is "upside-down" like Dory (who turns into a combination of a kitten and dragon) and Pepper (whose uncontrollable "fiercing" terrifies everyone around her)--so the Show Off, where fifth grade students are supposed to showcase their skills, does not really seem like a good idea.

Mr. Green prepares to sing at the annual talent show, but when he finally gets on stage, he has a severe case of stage fright.

Third-grader EllRay, a "shrimpy, goof-up kid," discovers magic all around him when he and his schoolmates participate in the Oak Glen Primary School talent show and work together on a wedding shower gift for their teacher.

"Every year when Moonlight Pond freezes over, a talent contest takes place deep in the woods. Ducks dance, mice perform--but there is one animal that never competes. Toad watches the talent show from behind his rock, careful to keep himself hidden. Because Toad doesn't have a special talent--or so he thinks"--Amazon.com.

Best friends Annie, Lillemor, and Lilianne team up to sing in the school talent show and run into conflict when they disagree on what to wear and what to sing for the event, with Annie wanting to make all the decisions.