When classmate Vanessa insists that all single children are spoiled, Ivy wonders whether she can become "unspoiled" by giving away all her clothes at school (which does not go over well with her teacher or parents)--but ultimately decides that all she needs to accomplish her goal is a little sister.

Meet a young boy who lives a pretty ordinary life, but has some pretty quirky observations about it all.

Jasper John Dooley is back, and missing Alaska cruise-bound Nan terribly, so terribly he feels like he has a hole in himself.

Feeling left behind when his beloved Nan leaves for a week-long cruise, Jasper John Dooley realizes that he will be less lonely if he has his own adventures, which include a stapling mishap and a hamster escape.

Twelve-year-old Violet Crane is the only child in a broken home, with a mother who is increasingly scared of leaving the house. When a new family with five boisterous children (and a dog) moves in next door, Violet is convinced that they must be the happiest family in the whole world. They cheerfully include Violet in their games, but as school starts, Violet realizes that even happy families have their problems, and that twelve-year-old Reggie (the...

Ivy is worried that she is spoiled rotten because she is an only child, so she asks for Bean's help to find a baby sister.

Little Bunny, an only child, is so lonely that he cannot sleep, so he asks his friends Squirrel, Skunk, Porcupine, Bear, and Owl if he can stay with them, only to discover that his own bed is best.