"I don't want a baby," Maia grumbled. "I like things just the way they are."
"Me, too," said Monster.
When Mom tells Maia that the new baby will be her new best friend, Maia is skeptical. Then the babies are born. Though they gurgle, growl, scream and spit, they eventually win their way into their big sisters' hearts. Nonetheless, Maia and the Monster agree: "WE are the friends. THEY are the babies."
Elizabeth Winthrop is the author of the highly acclaimed, classic middle-grade novel, The Castle in the Attic, as well as popular picture books. She lives in New York, New York, and Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Amanda Haley illustrated Reading to Peanut by Leda Schubert and Will Princess Isabel Ever Say Please? by Steve Metzger. She lives in Milford, Ohio.
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Caldecott Honor winner Ted Lewin gives readers an inside look into LOOK!, new in the I Like to Read® series. 
