Bertie the Buffalo is having fun on the farm where he lives in Scotland. Then a mysterious letter arrives inviting him to represent Scotland in the Worldwide Games. Bertie and his friends fly to Tokyo where they meet new and exotic animals and try to win first prize in all the different events. Bertie is sad when he isn't winning any medals but finds out if he works together with his friends, he will be a winner in the end.

Bertie the Buffalo is a rhyming book based on a true story of when a Water Buffalo escaped from a Buffalo Park in Fife, Scotland, demonstrating how precious each of us no matter how insignificant we feel. Bertie felt that no one noticed him. But he didn't need to think that. We are all a part of a bigger family.