Rosemary Wells

"Max can hardly wait to gobble up the chocolate chicken that someone left in the birdbath. But his sister, Ruby, insists that first they hunt for painted eggs. Max tries to play along, but when Ruby finds all the eggs--and he finds only ants and acorns-- he shows her what can happen when you put all your eggs in one basket!"-- Page 4 of cover.

When McDuff and his new French-speaking neighbors' dog are enrolled in obedience school, it seems as though McDuff has not learned his lessons.

Feeling neglected, Nora makes more and more noise to attract her parents' attention.

Max and his big sister Ruby disagree about which of their toys to invite to Grandma's birthday party.

McDuff enjoys reading the paper with Fred and taking walks in the woods with Lucy, but all that changes when they bring a new baby home.

A little mouse named Spinka creates mischief that twin kittens Kit and Kaboodle are blamed for by their parents.

On a shopping trip to the department store, Max's determination to get a dragon shirt leads him away from his distracted sister and into trouble.

Max's big sister Ruby is determined to help him clean up his messy room, but he keeps rescuing things that she wants to throw away.

Everyone in Morris's family is pleased with his Christmas present but Morris.