Lola's friend Lotta has a special new coat, and Lola really wants to borrow it.

"Chirton Krauss is a good child -- the very goodest. He does everything he is told, when he is told. He even does good things without being told. He eats his broccoli, he goes to bed on time, and he never, ever sticks his finger up his nose. Meanwhile, Chirton's sister, Myrtle, is NOT quite as good. She stays up late, she never cleans out the rabbit's pen, and she drops her cocoa puffs all over the rug. But what will happen when Chirton Krauss decides...

When Lola is worried about starting school, her older brother Charlie reassures her.

A girl describes the hectic life she leads among the members of her large family, and her search for a little peace and quiet.

Elmore Green likes being an only child, so when his parents bring a new small person, his baby brother, into the house he is not pleased and does his best to keep the new small person out of his life.

When Lola's favorite book is not on the library's shelf, her older brother, Charlie, tries to find another book she will enjoy.

Clarice Bean, aspiring actress and author, unsuccessfully tries to avoid getting into trouble as she attempts to help a friend in need by following the rules of the fictional, "exceptionordinarily" spy, Ruby Redfort.

Clarice Bean's copy of a survival handbook is crammed with information about getting out of tricky situations. She has quite a few worries of her own, such as Robert Granger, largish spiders, and change and how it comes along when you lease expect it.

A girl tries to select a pet that will not eat her, be a copycat, make too much noise, or leave dirty footprints around the house