Hurwitz, Johanna

Three-year-old Elisa's new rag doll goes along on the adventures she and her seven-year-old brother Russell have with friends and family in their apartment building and outside.

Five-year-old Russell goes to nursery school and has various adventures which show he is growing up, but sometimes he wishes he could still stay home like his baby sister.

Six-year-old Nora and her four-year-old brother have fun with each other and with the neighbors in their apartment building.

Seven-year-old Nora has adventures with old and new neighbors in her New York City apartment building.

Two inseparable ten-year-old boys discover there is room in their friendship for another person and it really doesn't matter that she is a girl.

The year Elisa enters the first grade is filled with exciting times at school and special celebrations at home.

Relates the adventures of Elisa and her two brothers as they grow up.

Bolivia looks forward to the new experiences as she starts middle school while spending six months with her great-aunt and uncle, but her friends Rory and Derek want to keep Bolivia all to themselves.

Fifth grader Derek and his best friend Rory are delighted when their neighbor's niece Bolivia comes to town for another visit, until a lot of missing objects make Derek begin to doubt Rory's honesty.

Four-year-old Elisa gets her picture taken, starts learning to read, breaks her arm, and experiences other exciting aspects of growing up.