Part of The Baby-Sitters Club, book 97
First published 1996
Claudia Kishi's baby cousin has arrived, and she's absolutely adorable. Claudia thinks this little girl is the sweetest baby who ever existed. She wants to do everything possible to help out. Claudia spends all her free time at Aunt Peaches and Uncle Russ's house. She brings presents for the baby. She changes diapers. She helps cook meals and goes shopping for the family. She shares all the childcare advice she's learned from the Baby-sitters Club. Claudia believes she's being the perfect helpful niece. But something goes wrong. After two weeks of Claudia's constant assistance, Aunt Peaches seems angry with her. Claudia can't understand what she did to upset her aunt. She only wanted to help with the baby she adores so much. Now Claudia must figure out why her good intentions have backfired and how to repair her relationship with Aunt Peaches.
Genres: fiction, family-life, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, good-intentions-gone-wrong
139 pages · Paperback · Apple