Knock, Knock, Who's There?

Translated by Wendy Cross

"Maddy, we've got some very exciting news to tell you," said Mom and Dad. And I was very excited. I was sure it was a dog! They'd promised. "You're going to have a little brother or a little sister." What were they talking about? That wasn't in the plan at all. I didn't want a little brother or a little sister! When Mom came back from the doctor, Dad picked me up and said to me, "It's going to be a little sister!" But when I looked at the photo I couldn't see any little sister, just a weird black shape that looked like a monster. When I first heard the news, I was afraid that Mom and Dad mig

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