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When ten-year-old Adine's mother has a new baby, eccentric Aunt Irene comes to stay and shares Adine's bedroom--an event which requires a great deal of adjustment.

Alex and Ethan have been forced to share a room ever since their baby sister came along and Alex is tired of it, so he begins a letter writing campaign to convince his parents he needs his own space.

When seven-year-old Tim Templeton's new baby brother strides in the front door wearing a suit and toting a briefcase, it is clear who is in charge and will be receiving all the attention of their parents.

First-grader Montgomery Gerald Morris enjoys an exciting year as his class acquires a pair of parakeets as pets, he loses his first tooth, and he becomes a big brother.

Twelve-year-old Caddy's world turns upside down with the early arrival of a new baby, which leads her father, Bill, to temporarily become a stay-at-home "mom," at the same time that her best friends since kindergarten, Ali, Beth, and Ruby, begin to grow apart.

Preoccupied with the impending arrival of his new baby brother or sister, fourth grader Andy gets in lots of trouble at home and at school.

When her mother has a new baby, Elizabeti is given charge of her younger brother and finds it more difficult to take care of him than it was to care for her rock doll.

A family of ferrets takes a trip to the grocery store where mom has trouble keeping up with the groceries, the cart, and the kids, but baby Edwin could help if he could just get someone to listen to his advice.

Rosa is excited when her new cousin, Benji, is born, but when Grandma wants to remove a beloved armchair, Rosa puts her foot down and insists that the chair, just like Benji, is a member of the family.

Miriam and Sebastian, who fell in love after Sebastian smelled Miriam's cinnamon bread, have a baby that does not stop crying until one morning when Miriam has an idea and brings the child to her bakery.

When her parents tell her that they are expecting a baby, Emily sets to work on a list of pros and cons.

Describes the excitement of waiting for a new baby to arrive and following its growth.

Woodpecker calls from a tree, "cuk-cuk-cuk." Starling sings, "whistle-ee-wee.

With still unnamed twin baby sisters at home, Bobby, owner of an boisterous pet beagle, is worried that his parents will have no time to celebrate Christmas.

"See that dogs, bunnies, and elephants have families just like you.