Describes babies and the things they do from the time they are born until their first birthday. On board pages.

When ten-year-old Adine's mother has a new baby, eccentric Aunt Irene comes to stay and shares Adine's bedroom--an event which requires a great deal of adjustment.

Joey finds that he can connect with his new baby brother by speaking his own special language with him.

Illustrations and simple rhyming text show how the guiding hands of a family are always there to love and nurture a child, from birth to the first day of school.

While his mother is looking for food and his father is tending their egg, a young penguin named Milo is charged with delivering the mail, not knowing that he is about to make a very special delivery.

A man and woman go to Nurse Doodle's Baby Shop and find a little cat baby to be their very own.

"Cat is curious. There's a new addition to the family, but who exactly is this small being? This new arrival doesn't meow like a cat, or smell like a cat, or even have a tail like a cat. As Cat investigates, he might just come to appreciate this loud, silly family member. After all, they both enjoy a good catnap"--

A sister explains to her new baby brother the excitement and activities surrounding a trip to Grandma's and Grandpa's house.

A new baby in the family means many changes--from late night diaper changes to learning new ways to play--but here, baby tells their older sibling just what to expect.

When Baby Billy is born with a mustache his parents must figure out if it is a good-guy mustache or a bad-guy mustache. When Baby Billy is born with a mustache, his family takes it in stride. They are reassured when he nobly saves the day in imaginary-play sessions as a cowboy or cop and his mustache looks good-guy great.