Naomi goes to stay with her cousin Caroline. She is looking forward to it, but she is also frightened. Frightened of the dark. She will have to sleep on her own, in a strange room, where all kinds of ghosts and monsters will appear in the night. She dare not say anything to her cousin, who isn’t afraid of anything.
David comes from a faraway country. His parents could not take care of him. That is why David got a new mummy and daddy. He was almost one year old at the time. The children of his class and the teacher are talking about the past. They all have brought things from the time they were still babies. David has no such thing. But his Mummy has a very good plan...
Mira has got a baby brother. He's called Charles. Everybody comes to visit the happy family. Mira is crazy about her little brother. But she is also a bit angry with her mummy and daddy. They only think about Charles. The whole day they are taking care of him. It seems like he is their favorite child. Hey, what about her! She is still here! And that, she will show!
Benjamin hasn't been to school for a long time. He has been very ill. There was something wrong with his blood. That is why he had to go to hospital. Now he's going back to school for the first time since long. He is a little nervous. He has a lot to explain. About what happened to him during the past seven months. And why he looks different now...
Rosie goes into hospital for a heart operation. She has to get used to all kinds of treatments, and can't get out of bed for a long time, but the doctors and nurses explain what is happening, her mother stays with her, and, most important of all, Teddy is there helping her to be brave...
Peter is excited about moving to a new house, although he has to leave his best friend behind. But at his new school he soon comes up against Jack, the class bully, who makes Peter's life a misery. When Peter's mother eventually finds out, she decides they must speak to the teacher...