"Socks is one happy cat. He lives the good life with his affectionate owners, Mr. and Mrs. Bricker. Ever since the day they saved him from a life spent in a mailbox drop slot, Socks has been the center of their world. And he always has everything he needs—tasty kitty treats and all the lap room he could want! But when a new baby arrives, suddenly the Brickers have less and less time for Socks. Little Charles William is the one getting all the attention....

A sister enumerates the joys of welcoming a new baby to the family and the advantages of already being "big."

A child observes all the things that his new baby brother does and gives all the reasons why he loves being a big brother.

Clementine faces changes at the end of her third grade year and anticipates the birth of her family's new baby.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow Little Miss as she learns to be a wonderful big sister.

"When Sophie's new sister won't stop crying, only two-year-old Sophie can communicate with her, even if she isn't using her words as her parents want her to"-- Provided by publisher.

"When wasps come to Steve in a dream offering to fix his sick baby brother, he thinks all he has to do is say yes. But yes may not mean what Steve thinks it means"-- Provided by publisher.

Caroline is anxious all day at school, nervous about her newly-adopted sister's arrival from far away.

Sophie waits through the seasons of the year for her sibling to be born and then experiences mixed feelings about the new baby.

At the age of fifteen, Sam Jones's girlfriend gets pregnant and Sam's life of skateboarding and daydreaming about Tony Hawk changes drastically.