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Unhappy with the baby sitter he has, four-year-old Max is relieved when his parents find him a baby sitter he likes much better.

Although the abandoned egg picked up and hatched by Mr. and Mrs. Seabird yields a turtle unlike the baby bird from their own egg, the lessons they have to impart seem to apply to both young creatures equally.

A practical guide to dealing with parents in such areas as mealtime, riding in the car, watching television, and bedtime.

Describes the various methods that children use to get their own way including temper tantrums, sulking, badgering, and threats and provides helpful advice to parents on how to effectively handle it.

Since her parents are too busy in the morning to listen to her say that she loves them, Lola the hamster waits all day long for another opportunity to say the words.

A young mouse decides to spend the night camping out alone in his backyard, but his parents have other ideas.

The squabbling in the Bear household between parents and cubs subsides after Mama and Papa Bear and Brother and Sister Bear perform humorous role-playing skits.

When a child works alongside her parents doing carpentry, sewing, and gardening, she thinks of being an artist as well when she grows up.

Although she loves her father, their home in New York City, and third-grade teacher Miss Meadows, Annie misses her mother who died recently.

Five famous picture-book families share their memories, scrapbooks, book dummies, model shots, and final art, revealing how their books were created, how their artistic skills have evolved, and how one's roots influence who and what they become.