Pedro has a new younger sister and everything starts to change. His parents have painted his old crib and high chair pink and now they threaten to paint his special chair too. Pedro can’t stand it anymore! He takes his chair, his dog, and the picture of when he was a baby and leaves the home. But then perdo discovers something that will surprise him...

Elmore Green is quite content being an only child. He has a room all to himself and he does not have to share his things, especially his beloved jelly beans. Everything changes one day when a new small person is brought home. As with most older siblings, he is resentful at first, but grows to accept his new brother.

"Someone new is at our house", begins this loving, reassuring celebration of sisterhood from trusted author Joanna Cole. Told through the eyes of a new older sister, this simple story lays out all the good things about being an older sibling, and just how exciting welcoming a new member to the family can be.

Upon the arrival of her new baby brother, Elizabeti decides she needs a doll she can care for the way her mother cares for the new baby. After looking around her village, Elizabeti finds the perfect doll to love, and names her Eva. When Mama changes the new baby's diaper, Elizabeti changes Eva. When Mama sings to the baby, Elizabeti sings to Eva. And one day when Eva turns up lost, Elizabeti realizes just how much she loves her special doll.

When a little dog appears at a family picnic, the girl and boy play with him all afternoon, and they name him Willy. At day's end they say good-bye. But the dog has won their hearts and stays on their minds. The following Saturday the family returns to the picnic grounds to look for Willy, but they are not alone—the dog catcher is looking for him, too!

When the young protagonist of this story finds a photo album in the cabinet, something seems strange. There are photos of his parents and grandparents, of his aunts and uncles, and his dog... but none of him. Where was he? How could his room exist without his toys in it, or the refrigerator without his drawings?