"What is your name?" That's what Nora asks her neighbors as she rides up and down the elevator of her apartment house. She doesn't mean to be a busybody. She just wants to be like doorman Henry and know all the people in her building—all 200 of them! And then one day Nora gets a great idea: they'll have a giant party, for everyone in the building!

Book by Hurwitz, Johanna

Nora loves making new friends—but there aren't many kids to play with in her New York apartment building.Apart from her little brother, Teddy, there's only four-year-old Russell. The three of them have lots of fun—but what would happen if there were more kids around? More fun, whats that!

Encouraged by his gregarious sister and his trusty Superman cape, five-year-old Teddy takes his first steps toward independence

In a newly illustrated version of a popular chapter book, five-year-old Russell's adventures involve his nursery school, his baby sister, and his friends in his apartment building. An ALA Notable Book. Reprint.

First grader Russell Michaels grows more than an inch taller, becoming big enough to wear his red slicker and big enough to deal with family and school challenges. Reprint.

Seven-year-old Russell and his three-year-old sister Elisa have adventures with friends and family in their apartment building.

Despite the fact that Russell is four years her senior, Elisa is certain that she will one day catch up—in age and wisdom—with her eight-year-old brother. Reprint.

When Elisa is about to start kindergarten, she feels more grown-up than ever, and her parents' announcement that the family is moving is not even the biggest surprise in store. By the author of Class Clown.

The year Elisa Michaels enters the first grade is filled with exciting times at school and special celebrations at home as she tries to assert her new-found independence. Reprint.

While vacationing in the country, Elisa Michaels attempts to prove that she can do anything her older brother can do, in a rollicking story that invites youngsters to spend the summer with the Michaels family. Reprint.

Painting a hilarious portrait of family life, six entertaining stories follow Elisa, who is now in second grade, as she deals with inept baby-sitters, an airplane ride with her parents, eating chocolate all day long, and her pesky siblings.

A little boy's dream of skipping school and staying home like his baby sister isn't as great as he expected when he suddenly finds himself being treated like an infant himself.