Martha is five years old and lives in San Francisco with her Mommy. Her parents are divorced. Even though they don't live together anymore, Martha sees her Daddy every week. Martha loves him very much.Now mommy has some news: she is going to marry John. At first Martha is disappointed, even though she likes John. She wants her Mommy to marry her Daddy again. There's only one thing to do: tell Daddy the news and see how he feels. Can he help her at this important time? In this endearing portrait of a caring family, Danielle Steel, mother of nine, reassures young readers that continuity and love need not end when a parent remarries.

Max is four years old and lives in New York. His Mommy is a nurse, and his Daddy is a fireman, so he has to spend each day at his baby-sitter's. But her house is cold, and Max is afraid of her cat. Finally, one day, Max tells his parents how he feels. They don't want him to be unhappy, so they start looking for a new baby-sitter. And it isn't long before they find the perfect one. She even has a puppy. Mother of nine, Danielle Steel understands children's feelings, and with warmth and tenderness shows how parents can help children banish their fears.

A new girl from Paris arrives to spend the year at Martha's school and they become very good friends.

Max's Daddy is a fireman in New York. One day, while rescuing three children from a hotel fire, he has an accident. Four-year-old Max and his Mommy are worried when they hear that Daddy has been hurt. Luckily, Daddy is taken to the very same hospital where Max's Mommy works as a nurse. She tells Max that Daddy will get better, but Max is still worried. Just as soon as she can, Max's Mommy takes him to the hospital. Now he can see with his own eyes that Daddy will soon be well again. The mother of nine children herself, Danielle Steel has a special sympathy for children's concerns and shows here how parents can help a child overcome his worries with caring reassurance.

Sibling rivalry sets in when Max's mother announces her pregnancy, and Max must deal with the idea of having a little brother or sister who will vie for his mother and father's attentions

Martha is six years old and lives in San Francisco with her Mommy and John, her Mommy's new husband. Martha has lived in the same house ever since she was a baby and has gone to the same school since kndergarten. She loves it. But now Martha's Mommy and John want to move to a new house in a little town called Sausalito. Martha can't think of anything except how terrible and how scary it will be to go to a new school instead of to her old one. What will her first day there be like? A new house an a new school can be frightening to a small child, as Danielle Steel, mother of nine, know so well. Yet family love and new friends will cause worries to fade and new joys to prevail.

Max's twin brother and sister annoy him so much that he runs away from home.

Martha receives a new puppy for her birthday and finds out the joys and responsibilities involved in caring for a pet.

Max is eagerly awaiting a visit from his Grandma and Grampa Winky. They now live in Arizona and he hardly ever gets to see them. But Grampa calls to say that Grandma is ill, and before long the terrible news comes that Grandma has died. Max and his family are very sad, but Max's Mommy helps him to understand that Grandma will always be with him in his heart. And when Grampa finally does come to visit, he reminds Max that Grandma loved him and would not want him to be sad. In this wise and understanding book, Danielle Steel helps parents to help children deal with sudden loss.

Once again, Danielle Steel, mother of nine, gently handles a subject of concern to child and parent. When Martha's mother is late to pick up her and her friends up after school, Hilary is picked up by a strange woman in a car. How Hilary gets away and how the police find her is an absorbing story that underlines the need for child safety education.