Short stories by some of our best children's authors - Mick Gowar, Hazel Townson, Annie Dalton, Brian Morse, Vivian Alcock, Jean Ure, Ann Pilling, Jan Mark, Michelle Magorian. All have to do with siblings. 'The beast' and 'The smile' are about older children getting used to new babies, the former also involving a little girl whose mum has remarried. 'Billie' is a particularly realistic story about a damaged foster child. 'The coming of the wolf' is about children in a step-family. An excellent collection.