Although twelve-year-old Megan usually discounts her younger brother's outer space fantasies, she is not so certain that he is wrong when he suggests that the unusual man with whom their surfer mother has fallen in love and his seemingly perfect daughter are aliens.
Twelve-year-old Susan is shocked to find that she was switched with another baby in the hospital and that the parents who have raised her may have to give her up to her true biological parents.
Presents wacky, fanciful explanations--some with a kernel of truth--for rules that parents impose on their children, including reasons for eating vegetables, not jumping on the bed, and combing one's hair.
Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when their efforts fail, they come up with a solution that makes everyone happy.
Amelia Bedelia's request for a sibling takes her parents by surprise, but she is soon distracted by the possibility of finding the perfect puppy, instead.
Presents wacky, fanciful explanations--some with a kernel of truth--for rules that parents impose on their children, including reasons for brushing one's teeth, washing one's feet, and not swallowing gum.
