Aside from the box itself, which has a small quantity of comic panels printed on it, Building Stories contains the following 14 pieces:[12]
- A 52-page wordless landscape booklet
- A double-sided accordion foldout of the protagonist in the snow
- A double-sided accordion foldout of the protagonist with her daughter
- "Branford: The Best Bee in the World", a 24-page comic book
- "September 23rd, 2000", a 32-page hardcover Little Golden Book (including the New York Times Magazine serial)
- A 16-page comic book featuring the couple from the second floor
- A 16-page comic book featuring the old woman from the first floor
- "Disconnect", a 20-page comic book
- A 52-page cloth-bound hardcover book with no markings (a near-replica of Acme Novelty Library #18)
- "The Daily Bee", a fold-out newspaper
- A single poster, folded in half
- A four-panel accordion-folded board
- A 20-page broadsheet
- A 4-page broadsheet (including "Actual Size" from Kramers Ergot #7)