"Things are going wrong. Things are getting broken. Who did it? Was it me that did these things? Or was it a monster"--P. [4] of cover.

Seven-year-old Louise, who performs in a trapeze act with her mother and father, finally gets an important job at the circus, but when things go wrong she wonders if she is really ready for new responsibilities.

"Mallory takes on a babysitting job, only to discover that it is more work than she expected and that she will have to learn to balance her commitments"--publisher.

Not one member of a group of friends admits to having made a big mess, or offers to pitch in to clean it up.

When a boy who does not like continually being asked to keep an eye on his younger sister is sent to his room for leaving her alone one too many times, she helps him realize that being a big brother has its rewards.

Greta the goblin princess is bored, but when unicorns Bo and Sunny try to cheer her up by using their powers to make her queen (for a day), they discover just how much trouble a bored--and spoiled--goblin princess can cause for everyone around her.

Mama, Sister, and Brother are excited about the puppy they bring home from Farmer Ben's farm, even though she takes a lot of care.

Third-grader EllRay is becoming famous for messing up, and when his little sister accidentally kills EllRay's class goldfish, and then he forgets his teacher's read-aloud book at home, it only makes matters worse.

Beauty really wanted a pony for her birthday, but her parents were skeptical because Beauty had a tendency to be lazy. She promised that she would take care of him. She got her pony, named Flick, and at first took care of him, but slowly she started neglecting him. One night Flick decided to run away, and when Beauty woke up she was very upset and looked everywhere and even promised to take care of him like she should. When Flick came home, she did...

A "guide packed with simple explanations of how kids and their families can reduce, re-use, and recycle to help clean up our planet"--