Froggy hoped for a brother to play with so he is disappointed with his new baby sister, Pollywogilina, but only until she is old enough to start learning from her big brother.
Hans and Gretel's dream of competing for the silver skates seems as remote as a cure for their invalid father, until a new friend comes into their lives.
Even though her baby brother annoys her by slobbering on her homework and hitting her on the head with his ball, a big sister realizes that she loves him very much.
Karen is going on a field trip to a museum in New York City. She is excited about seeing dinosaurs and her pen pal Maxie. When David Michael starts a fight, Karen worries that the trip will be ruined.
Twelve-year-old Orville and his friend Derrick form their own detective agency and, with help from Orville's younger sister Chloe, investigate the arrival of an unusual letter and the appearance of a mysterious intruder.