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Ginger has a problem. Having lived the luxurious life of a pampered cat, complete with
hand-prepared special meals and his own basket, he's suddenly confronted with a kitten in
the house. Ginger watches with utter feline disapproval as the kitten...Read more
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Anna needs a little attention. There's a new baby in the house, and she's found it takes
considerably more effort to get noticed these days. One night she dreams she is a bird,
but when she wakes up, she isn't. "I could be a bird, said Anna. I could...Read more
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Arthur is ambivalent about the new baby coming into his family. After imagining the worst,
his new sister arrives and almost seems not to like him. This is a nice episode for kids
facing the same dilemma about new siblings, and so is a follow-up on...Read more
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One quiet evening, Frances the badger is sitting under the kitchen sink, singing a little
song, "Here are the buckets and brushes and me, / Plinketty, plinketty, plinketty,
plee." When she stops singing to listen for parental coos of...Read more
From Booklist
, March 1, 1998
Ages 3^-6. Miller provides appealing new photographs for this revision of a book that
parents and children have shared for more than a decade. Because Cole's explanation of
what happens when a new baby arrives and her portrayal of older siblings'...Read more
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For children who are facing the arrival of a new sibling, Julius, the Baby of the World
makes for great biblio-therapy. At first, big sister Lilly thought it might be fun to have
a new baby in the family. But when her parents repeatedly coo, "Julius...Read more
Booklist, 3/1/97
Ages 2-6. Morrow could have published one book called "I'm a Big Sibling," but
what a good thing they didn't! In an age of "gender neutrality," it's refreshing
to find the child's identity so clearly spelled out. Actually, the texts of the two
books...Read more
Booklist, 3/1/97
Ages 2-6. Morrow could have published one book called "I'm a Big Sibling," but
what a good thing they didn't! In an age of "gender neutrality," it's refreshing
to find the child's identity so clearly spelled out. Actually, the texts of the two
books...Read more
Elizabeti's
Doll
by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen, Christy Hale (Illustrator)
From Booklist
, October 1, 1998
Ages 4^-6. All over the world, children follow their parents and want to do what they do.
In this gentle story, a little girl named Elizabeti in Tanzania wants to do what her
mother does. Elizabeti has a new baby brother, Obedi, and as she watches...Read more
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"Sometimes I thought being a big sister would be fun. And sometimes I thought it
wouldn't be fun and that Mom and Dad didn't need to have anyone around but me." The
sentiments of young Johanna will ring true to most oldest siblings, who will...Read more
From Booklist
, March 15, 1996
Ages 3^-6. In another warm picture book based on dePaola's family memories, Tommy's mother
is expecting a baby. Tommy helps get the baby's room ready and longs for a sister with a
red ribbon in her hair. He's thrilled when the baby is a girl, but...Read more
From Booklist
, July 19, 1997
Ages 3^-6. After noticing a fancy new wheelbarrow (actually a baby buggy) parked in the
yard, hen Minerva Louise wanders into a nearby house. When she spots a rabbit hutch (crib)
inside, she concludes that a new bunny must be around, but she can't...Read more
Alligator
Baby
by Michael Martchenko(Illustrator), Robert N. Munsch
From Horn Book
This energetic spoof of new-sibling stories has Kristen's parents winding up at the zoo
instead of the hospital and unknowingly coming home with a bouncing--make that
biting--baby alligator instead of Kristen's new brother. The cartoon illustrations...Read more
