"A picture book about a baby with superhero-like abilities...and the parents who are racing to keep up with her!"--

"With humor and sympathy, Bob Shea looks at the chaos of life with a baby as amiably narrated by the new arrival. Repeating the mantra (and blithe explanation) "because I am a baby," the tiny narrator leads us through scenes of exhaustion, grumpiness, squishy diapers, spilled milk, cowering kittens, and chubby overfed pups (oopsie!). Playing against the simple, matter-of-fact text are freewheeling illustrations of mess and mayhem, in which the grown-ups'...

After many difficulties, Chuckie learns to like his new stepmother.

Tommy fears that his parents are turning into zombies.

The babies, believing that pro-wrestler "The Dude" has escaped from the television set, become even more alarmed when Tommy's dad Stu wins an opportunity to get in the ring with the big meanie.

Chuckie and Tommy misconstrue Stu's efforts at car repair with "bark plugs" as an attempt to silence the family dog.

Little Tommy is upset when his dog, Spike, begins ignoring him and spending all his time with Kimi's dog, Fifi--so the Rugrats set out to bring Spike back to his old friend.

Young readers are invited to lift flaps to reveal such zoo animals as giraffes, hippos, pandas, and tigers.

The Rugrats babies become convinced that Earth is about to be invaded by space aliens.

Chuckie wonders if he should get a robotic dog since his father is allergic to real dogs, but his friends Tommy, Angelica, and Susie aren't sure if that is a good idea.