Lulu's parents refuse to give in when she demands a brontosaurus for her birthday and so she sets out to find her own, but while the brontosaurus she finally meets approves of pets, he does not intend to be Lulu's.

On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.

A boy is nervous about a presentation he has to give at school.

Although Alexander and his money are quickly parted, he comes to realize all the things that can be done with a dollar.

Olivia, who is very neat and practically perfect, despairs because her sister Sophie is super-completely and totally the messiest person.

"Lulu is sent to Camp Sisterhood to learn how to be a big sister, but she makes it her mission to be the worst sister-in-training in camp history"--

Friendship overcomes all problems for Rosie and Michael.