Viorst, Judith

Angry Alexander refuses to move away if it means having to leave his favorite friends and special places.

If his mother has made other important mistakes, can Nick trust her word that there are no goblins and such lurking around in the night?.

Lulu's parents refuse to give in when she demands a brontosaurus for her birthday and so she sets out to find her own, but while the brontosaurus she finally meets approves of pets, he does not intend to be Lulu's.

A young girl uses various arguments to convince her parents to let her have her ears pierced.