While spending Christmas at their grandparents' farm, Lily becomes convinced that her younger brother Liam is right about White Cow being lonely and helps him seek a companion for her, leaving little time for Christmas preparations or reading.

"Evan Treski is people-smart. He's good at talking with people, even grownups. His younger sister, Jessie, on the other hand, is math-smart--but not especially good at understanding people. She knows that feelings are her weakest subject. With just five days left of summer vacation, Evan and Jessie launch an all-out war to see who can sell the most lemonade before school starts. As the battleground heats up, there really is no telling who will win--and...

Two rabbits, a brother and sister, have trouble sharing what they should, and not sharing what they should not.

When fifteen-year-old Miguel's time finally comes to leave his poor Mexican village,cross the border illegally,and join his parents in California, his younger sister's determination to join him soon imperils them both.

Alice's brother teases her mercilessly because she cannot say the word "animal" correctly, but she gets her revenge on her birthday.

Wendy, a young blue whale, ventures into the deep in search of a singing teacher for her brother and herself. Alternating pages provide facts about different types of whales.

Little Critter helps Mom and Dad prepare a surprise birthday party for his little sister.

First-grader Jake "The Pain" and his sister, third-grader Abigail "The Great One" have more adventures, including visiting their cousins in New York and celebrating their cat Fluzzy's birthday.

An older brother reassures his younger sister about all the creatures that she imagines lurking in the dark bedroom, but his words only scare her more.