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Books for toddler to help explore new baby/sibling in family

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yawningbear · 05/05/2011 14:10

DD is 2.5, now has a 11 week old baby brother who she clearly has some mixed feelings about! We read quite a few books during the pregnancy preparing for new baby which she still likes to look at. Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for any that would be good to look at now the baby is actually here, perhaps exploring how it can feel to be a big sister, have a new sibling in the family etc. TIA

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Blatherskite · 05/05/2011 21:28

DS was given this one which is good.

It's a little boy with a new baby sister but the sentiment would work the other way round too. At first he complains that she doesn't do anything and that Mummy and Daddy coo over her and call her funny names and that she smells and that he "does NOT want to pass the bottom wipes" :) but by the end of the book, when she's smiling at him, he learns to love her.

We liked it because it's not too long (DS was only 2.9 when DD was born) it's fun with nice illustrations and it accepts that for a toddler, babies are incredibly boring things while reassuring that they do get more interesting as they get bigger. DS always seemed to enjoy reading it too.

yawningbear · 06/05/2011 11:44

Thanks Blatherskite, sounds perfect, particulary the NOT wanting to pass the bottom wipes!

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trubshawe · 08/05/2011 12:50

Angelina's baby sister - where she has a massive tantrum cos she's no longer the centre of attention!
Also, Sophie and the New Baby by Laurence Anholt

wearymum200 · 09/05/2011 22:57

Aren't you lucky by catherine anholt similarly explores the resented younger brother
Little brother and the cough by hiawyn oram is funny and slightly subversive
Katie morag and the tiresome ted (my dd, now 2.5, adores katie morag and uses the books as a staring point for many a conversation)
When sibling is a little older, annie rose is my little sister (shirley hughes) is brilliant.

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