It is obvious Claudia is very different from her sister Janine, but when she can hardly find any baby pictures of herself and no birth certificate, she begins to wonder--is she adopted?

Trying her best to be good before Christmas, Amanda Pig does an errand for her mother and is helped by her little sister April.

Although some of the things her older sister taught her at home seem a little unusual at school, other lessons help make Annabelle's first day in kindergarten a success.

Claudia's sister, Janine, is too busy being smart to be nice to anyone--even their grandmother, Mimi. But Claudia doesn't have to see Janine too much this summer, since the Baby-sitter's Club is starting a new play group. It's going to be so much fun! But then Mimi has a stroke, and the whole summer changes. Now Claudia is 'Mimi-sitting, ' and Janine is no help at all. How can the Kishi sisters get along when Janine is always so mean?--Provided by...

When Peter discovers his blue furniture is being painted pink for a new baby sister, he rescues the last unpainted item, a chair, and runs away.