Pete gets rid of his "baby toys" and hopes to impress his friend Crusher, a school football hero, when he visits after school, but Crusher ends up babysitting Pete's baby sister--and seems to enjoy it.

Pete and Roland

by Bob Graham

Published 26 August 1982
Pete finds a sleepy blue parakeet in his backyard and enjoys keeping the bird as a pet until the day it decides to become independent again.

Grandad's Magic

by Bob Graham

Published 1 September 1989
Alison's grandfather performs magic tricks every Sunday when the family gathers for dinner.

Five brief stories about the ups and downs of a close friendship between two very different people.