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Recommended Reading

Big Sister Now: a Story About Me and Our New Baby
by Annette Sheldon; illustrated by Karen Maizel

(new baby in the family)

Kate liked being the baby. It felt warm and safe and lovely. It feels different being the big sister and Kate isn’t sure she likes it. Big sisters have to wait for mom’s attention while the baby is fed or while the baby cries and cries. Sometimes big sisters have to wait a long, long time. Kate doesn’t like to wait. But she does like to feel big. Kate feels big when discovers big sisters can be a big help. Kate knows just which blanket to bring Daniel when he cries and she makes funny faces and sillies while he gets his diaper changed. And there are some things only big kids can do, like help grandma bake cookies. Kate likes being the big sister now. It feels warm and safe and lovely.

-Hillary 11/06

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Love That Baby! A book about babies for new brothers, sisters, cousins, and friends
by Kathryn Lasky; illustrated by Jennifer Plecas

(new baby in the family)

Babies are a little bit strange. They suck their fingers, and sometimes their toes. They only eat one kind of food – milk. And they babble all the time! This book answers questions like: Why do babies cry? What do babies eat? Why do babies need so much sleep?

Lasky gives kids lots of ideas of what to do with the new baby in their family. They can play peek-a-boo, clap for them, do this-little-piggy with their toes, or just give them something fun to bang on. Having a new baby in the family can be hard, but giving older kids some understanding of the infant’s needs and how they can help, might just make things a little easier. The goofy illustrations throughout match the text’s fun-loving tone.

-Hillary 11/06

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