"Baby takes a bath. Splash! Baby puts on pajamas. Cozy! Baby gets kisses. Night-night!"--Page 4 of cover.

Mom and Dad recount the exciting day when they adopted their baby.

Bella has had her special blanket, named Blanket, since she was a baby. She and Blanket did everything together-painting, singing, and playing in mud puddles. Now Bella has a new baby brother who has his own brand-new blanket. But he prefers Bella's old, muddy, smelly blanket! What's a big sister to do?

Reminds firstborn children that they will always special--even if another child or children follow--because they have been the first to do many things, including teaching their mother and father to be parents.

Otto the squirrel reluctantly becomes a foster parent when a strange, furry creature hatches outside his home, saying nothing but "Pio" and growing very, very quickly.

"An exhausted Santa wishes for youth and ends up becoming a baby days before Christmas"--

Harper is excited at the idea of being a big sister, but she becomes frustrated when the baby boy her parents adopt proves to be a lot of work, and her parents never seem to have time for her.

A child shares the joy of a new baby sibling, from the messy hair above a little forehead to the two ticklish feet below pudgy ankles.

"A lot of babies' first words were Dada. However, everything after that was Mama. Readers take a look from a baby's point of view as different animals try to teach their children that there are other words in addition to Mama for familiar objects and activities."--Publisher's description

It is spring in the park, and after the rain falls babies play and giggle, while birds and animals sing and sleep.