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And Baby Makes 4. Judith Benjamin & Judith Freeman, $16.95
This delightful book is about a child with 2 moms who is expecting a sibling. Written for gay and lesbian families, the book is also a wonderful addition for parents and schools interested in having books about non-traditional families on their shelves. |
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Baby Baby blah blah blah! Jonathan Shipton, illustrated by Francesca Chessa, $22.95 How long will Emily have to put up with “Baby this …” and “Baby that ….” and “Baby blah blah blah blah blah ….?” |
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Baby
Can. Eve Bunting, illustrated by Maxie Chambliss, $20.50
(preschool age)
Eve Bunting’s gentle story of sibling rivalry features endearing
illustrations by Maxie Chambliss.
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Baby Science:
How Babies Really Work! Ann Douglas, $6.95
Why do babies cry? Why do they suck their toes? Discover the answers
to these and other intriguing questions about baby's first year. Informative,
beautifully illustrated and with plenty of hands-on activities, Baby
Science will make any child an expert in no time! |
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Babies
Can’t Eat Kimchee! Nancy Pats, illustrated by Susan Roth,
$21.95
When a new baby sister is just too little to do anything, what’s
a big sister to do?
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Babies Don’t Eat Pizza. Dianne Danzig, $18.50
A big kids’ book about baby brothers and baby sisters. |
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Into Mommy’s Tummy. Thierry Robberecht, illustrated by
Philippe Goossens, $21.95 (school age)
On her fifth birthday, a little girl
has an unusual request — she wants to go back into her mommy’s tummy.
That way she’d never have to go to bed early. She could listen to
grown-up talk. And she’d always be close to her mommy. But could
it be because there’s a baby growing in her mommy’s tummy already?
Back Into Mommy’s Tummy is a vibrant look at child’s complex emotions
about the anticipation of a new baby in the family. |
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Barfburger
Baby, I Was Here First. Paula Danziger & G. Brian Karas,
$7.50
What’s so special about having a new
baby in the house? Jonathan can’t think of anything at all.
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Big Sister
Now: a Story about Me and Our New Baby. Annette Sheldon, $10.95
Big Brother Now: a Story about
Me and Our New Baby. Annette Sheldon, $10.95 (ages 2-6)
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Brothers: Best Friends Growing Up. Sherry Ramrattan Smith & Benjamin Eric Smith, $14.95
Two brothers invite you to share their adventures of growing up together. |
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Brothers & Sisters Family Poems. Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist, $19.50 (ages 5-9)
Full, half, step, young, old — the bond between all siblings is powerful and special. |
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The
Everything Parent’s Guide to Raising Siblings. Linda Sonna,
$17.95
Eliminate rivalry, avoid favoritism and keep the peace — a hands
on primer for parents with two or more children, The Everything
Parent’s Guide to Raising Siblings shows you how to help your
children build strong bonds that last a lifetime.
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Great Siblings: a Sibling Preparation Film for Preschoolers. 1x Around Productions. $15.95 DVD format (12 minutes) Great Siblings provides young children with a wonderful introduction to becoming an older sibling. Two short films, Victoria and Sebastian Visit a Baby and How a Baby Grows help children learn about how a baby is cared for, how a baby eats and plays, and how big brothers and sisters can help. |
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Henry’s
First-Moon Birthday. Lenore Look, illustrated by Yumi Heo,
$23.50
Jenny’s baby brother is having his one-month birthday — his first
moon. And even though Jenny’s sure he doesn’t deserve it, there’s
a big celebration planned for him. |
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How to Be a Baby ... By Me, the Big Sister. Sally
Lloyd Jones & Sue Heap, $21.00 (school age)
“Take it from the narrator of this book,
an all-knowing big sister: when you're a baby you don't read books.
You eat them. You don't know how old you are, or even if you're
a boy or a girl. And you have to keep a special plug in your mouth
to stop your scream from coming out. But one day, you won't be little
anymore, and then you'll be taller and smarter, and actually quite
clever!” |
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If I
Had a Dragon. Amanda Ellery, illustrated by Tom Ellery, $21.00
Morton's brother is too little to be any fun — but if he were a
dragon, playtime would be great...wouldn't it?
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Katy Duck, Big Sister. Alyssa Satin Capucilli,
illustrated by Henry Cole, $9.99
Katy Duck’s new little brother is cute,
cuddly and getting all the attention. Can Katy learn to share the
spotlight? |
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Look at Me! Rachel Fuller, $5.99 (ages 2-4)
A new baby needs looking after all the time! It’s the perfect opportunity for older siblings to enjoy how much more grown-up and independent they are.
You and Me. Rachel Fuller, $5.99 (ages 2-4)
A new addition to the family is exciting, but the experience can also be worrying and confusing for siblings. Coping with the new situations and emotions that arise can be very challenging. |
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Loving Each
One Best: a Caring and Practical Approach to Raising Siblings. Nancy Samalin, $19.00
Loving Each One Best goes beyond the practical advice found
in other parenting books and addresses the feelings of parents in
this compassionate and witty guide to raising siblings. |
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My
Baby & Me. Lynn Reiser & Penny Gentieu, $19.25
Rhyming text and sweet photos capture
the loving relationship between toddlers and baby siblings. |
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My Mom's Having
a Baby! Dori Hillestad Butler & Carol Thompson, $22.95
"Elizabeth's mom is having a baby,
and the whole family is involved. Elizabeth learns all about the
baby's development, and she traces his growth, month by month. She
learns how the baby got inside Mom, too. Finally the big day comes
and Mom and Dad head off to the hospital, and soon there's a brand-new
little person in the family!" |
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My New Baby. Rachel Fuller, $5.99 (ages 2-4) |
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A Sane
Woman’s Guide to Raising
a Large Family. Mary Ostyn, $20.95
A Sane Woman’s Guide to Raising
a Large Family is
written from the practical, experienced perspective of a mother
ten. Whether your idea of a large family is three kids or 13, here
is a commonsense approach to thriving in a bustling household and
cherishing each child as an individual. |
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Sibling
Silly. INJOY Videos, $49.99 Home Use Only. DVD format 13
minutes. (For School, School Boards, College & Institutional
use please contact Parentbooks for performance rights costs.)
Prepare young children for their new
brothers and sisters and teach them positive sibling skills with
this video package. A truly unique sibling preparation program,
Sibling Silly uses funny characters, animation, original
songs, and true sibling stories to teach children about the special
contributions they can make as big brothers and sisters. |
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Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth! Sarah
Weeks, Illustrated by Robert Neubecker, $21.99
Sophie Peterman is here to tell you the truth about babies. Babies
are not sweet. Babies are not precious. Babies are not cute. Babies
are...
What, you thought she'd just give it away? Well, here's a hint: It's
not pretty! |
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Table
for Eight: Raising a Large Family in a Small-Family World.
Meagan Francis, $18.00
Smart strategies for the larger-than-average
family.
Despite the growing number of larger
families — including blended families and a rise in multiple births
— contemporary cultural expectations are geared toward two-child
families. In Table for Eight: Raising a Large Family, Meagan
Francis offers advice, encouragement, and tips for living for families
with three or more children. |
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Waiting for Baby. Rachel Fuller, $5.99 (ages 2-4)
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Waiting for the Sun. Alison Lohans, illustrated
by Marilyn Mets & Peter Ledwon, $7.95 
Each summer day Mollie wakes up, waits
for the prairie sun to rise, and hopes that today the baby will
be born. Waiting for the baby is like waiting for the sun to come
up in the morning—it takes its own sweet time. Finally, in the middle
of the night, the midwife comes over and soon after, the baby arrives!
Mollie races to her parents’ room see her new brother. His eyes
are squeezed shut and his face is wrinkled and red.
"He's ugly!" Mollie announces.
But when she holds her new brother he
opens his eyes and looks right at her. Mollie can't help but smile.
Together, they watch the sun come up, and Mollie decides this is
quite enough for now.
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Welcome Little Baby. Aliki, $22.99
In loving words and tender pictures,
Aliki celebrates the miracle of life. The perfect welcome for the
newest member of any family. |
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Welcome,
Precious. Nikki Grimes, illustrated by Bryan Collier, $7.99
Full of warmth and tenderness, this exquisitely
illustrated boardbook offers a lullaby of love. |
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Welcoming
Babies. Margy Burns Knight,
illustrated by Anne Sibley O'Brien, $11.95
Discover how babies are welcomed all over the world as families
share their stories, cultures and traditions in this gentle picture
book. |
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We’re
Having a Homebirth! Kelly Mochel,
$7.95
This colourful booklet, illustrated
in a contemporary ‘avatar’ style,
helps young children prepare for the upcoming homebirth of a sibling
— including the role of the midwife, noises mom might make and
breastfeeding. |
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When
the New Baby Comes, I’m Moving Out. Martha Alexander, $13.95
Nobody Asked Me If I Wanted a Baby Sister. Martha
Alexander, $13.95
Oliver thinks this new baby stuff is
for the birds, until he discovers how much he is still needed and
loved!
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When You Get
a Baby. Sharon Jennings, $9.95.
This is a lovely board book suitable for a young toddler. Using simple
language to talk about the changes a new baby brings to the family,
the feelings an older sibling might experience and the fun to be had
teaching a new baby the ways of the world. The beautiful, sweet illustrations
by Joanne Fitzgerald help make this a delightful book for even the
youngest toddler. |
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The Wild, Wild Inside: a View from Mommy’s Tummy! Kate Feiffer, illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith, $19.99
What’s baby doing while waiting to born? |
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Will You Still Love Me? Carol Roth, $19.95 (ages 3-6)
A new baby is coming — but there’s love enough for everyone! |
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The Younger
Brother’s Survival Guide by Matt. Lisa Kopelke, $21.95
“Matt's sister calls him a pain. Matt's parents call them both
wild animals. Matt calls it SURVIVING. That's why he wrote The
Younger Brother's Survival Guide.
Matt shares his tips on how to avoid the infamous Mystery Shake
and why you shouldn't run around the house in your underwear, and
gives general pointers on coping with an older sibling. Before long,
you two will get along great! Just remember not to show this book
to her …”
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Complete
Booklist
Books
for Parents
Beyond Sibling Rivalry: How to Help Your Children
Become Cooperative, Caring, and Compassionate. Peter Goldenthal, $20.00
The Everything Parent’s Guide to Raising Siblings.
Linda Sonna, $17.95
From One Child to Two: What to Expect, How
to Cope, and How to Enjoy Your Growing Family. Judy Dunn, $15.75
Linked For Life: How Our Siblings Affect Our
Lives. Marvin Todd, $18.95
Loving Each One Best: a Caring and Practical
Approach to Raising Siblings. Nancy Samalin, $19.00
Preventing Sibling Rivalry: Six Strategies
to Build a Jealousy-Free Home. Sybil Hart, $35.50
A Sane Woman’s Guide to Raising a
Large Family. Mary Ostyn, $20.95
Sibling Rivalry, Sibling Love: What Every Brother
and Sister Needs their Parents to Know. Jan Parker & Jan Stimpson,
$24.95
Siblings without Rivalry: How to Help Your
Children Live Together So You Can Live Too, Revised ‘98. Adele Faber &
Elaine Mazlish, $16.99
Surviving Sibling Rivalry: Helping Brothers
and Sisters Get Along. Lee Canter, $9.95
Table for Eight: Raising a Large Family in
a Small-Family World. Meagan Francis, $18.00
Welcoming Your Second Baby, Vicky Lansky, $13.95
Your Second Child: a Guide for Parents. Joan
Solomon Weiss, $16.00
Your Second Pregnancy: What to Expect This
Time. Katie Tamony, $16.95
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Books
for Kids
Alligator Baby, Robert Munsch & Michael
Martchenko, $6.99 (preschool)
And Baby Makes 4. Judith Benjamin & Judith Freeman, $16.95
Aren’t You Lucky! Catherine & Laurence
Anholt, $10.95 (preschool)
Arthur’s Baby, Marc Brown, $7.95. Also in Video,
$12.99 (Preschool-school age) - Board book format, $7.95
Babies: All You Need to Know. Deborah Heiligman,
$26.50 (school age)
Babies Can’t Eat Kimchee! Nancy Pats, illustrated
by Susan Roth, $21.95
Babies Don’t Eat Pizza. Dianne Danzig, $18.50
Baby Baby blah blah blah! Jonathan Shipton, illustrated by Francesca Chessa, $22.95
Baby Can. Eve Bunting, illustrated by Maxie
Chambliss, $20.50 (preschool age)
A Baby’s Coming to Your House! Shelley Moore
Thomas, $25.95 (preschool)
A Baby for Grace. Ian Whybrow & Christian
Birmingham, $17.95 (preschool)
Baby on the Way. William & Martha Sears,
$14.50 (preschool-school age)
Baby Science. Ann Douglas, $6.95 (school age)
A Baby Sister for Frances.
Russell Hoban & Lillian Hoban, $9.95 (preschool-school age)
Baby Talk. Fred Hiatt, $21.00 (preschool-school
age)
Back Into Mommy’s Tummy. Thierry Robberecht,
illustrated by Philippe Goossens, $21.95 (school age)
Barfburger Baby, I Was Here First. Paula Danziger
& G. Brian Karas, $7.50
Bear’s Busy Family. Stella Blackstone, $22.95
(toddler)
The Berenstain Bears and Baby Makes Five. Stan
& Jan Berenstain, $4.25 (preschool)
Big Brother Now: a Story about Me and Our New
Baby. Annette Sheldon, $10.95 (ages 2-6)
Big Sister Now: a Story about Me and Our New
Baby. Annette Sheldon, $10.95 (ages 2-6)
The Birds, the Bees, and the Berenstain Bears.
Stan & Jan Berenstain, $4.25 (preschool-school age)
Brothers. Debbie Bailey, $5.95 (toddler)
Brothers Are For Making Mud Pies: A Lift the
Flap Book. Harriet Ziefert, $9.99 (toddler)
Brothers: Best Friends Growing Up. Sherry Ramrattan Smith & Benjamin Eric Smith, $14.95
Brothers & Sisters Family Poems. Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist, $19.50 (ages 5-9)
The Bye-Bye Pie. Sharon Jennings, $8.95 (preschool)
Changes. Anthony Browne, $10.95 (toddler-preschool)
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The Difference Between Babies &
Cookies. Mary Hanson, $26.50 (preschool-school age)
Franklin and the Baby. Paulette Bourgeois,
$4.95 (preschool)
Franklin’s
Baby Sister. Paulette Bourgeois, $5.95 (preschool)
Franklin and Harriet. Paulette Bourgeois &
Brenda Clark, $5.95 (preschool)
Great Siblings: a Sibling Preparation Film for Preschoolers. 1x Around Productions. $15.95 DVD format (12 minutes)
Happy Birth Day! Robie Harris, $9.99 (preschool)
Hello Benny! What It’s Like to be a Baby. Robie
Harris, $26.50 (school age)
Henry’s First-Moon Birthday. Lenore Look, illustrated
by Yumi Heo, $23.50 (school age)
Hi New Baby! Robie Harris, $9.99 (preschool)
How a Baby Grows. Nola Buck, $8.75 (toddler)
How to Be a Baby ... By Me, the Big Sister.
Sally Lloyd Jones & Sue Heap, $21.00 (school age)
How Was I Born? A Child’s Journey through the
Miracle of Birth. Lennart Nilsson & Lena Swanberg,
$21.00 (school age and up)
How You Were Born. Joanna Cole, $10.50 (preschool-school
age)
I Can’t Talk Yet, but When I Do. Julie Markes,
$23.99 (preschool)
If I Had a Dragon. Amanda Ellery, illustrated
by Tom Ellery, $21.00
If You Were Born a Kitten. Marion Dane Bauer,
$9.99 (toddler-preschool)
I’m a Big Sister. Joanna Cole, $8.99 (preschool)
I’m a Big Brother. Joanna Cole, $8.99 (preschool)
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Julius: The Baby of the World. Kevin Henkes,
$8.99 (preschool-school age)
Katy Duck, Big Sister. Alyssa Satin Capucilli,
illustrated by Henry Cole, $9.99
Look at Me! Rachel Fuller, $5.99 (ages 2-4)
Love Song for a Baby. Marion Dane Bauer, $24.95
(preschool)
My Baby Brother and Me: a Memory Scrapbook
for Kids. Jane Drake & Ann Love, $5.95 (school age)
My Baby Brother Has Ten Tiny Toes. Laura Leuk,
$9.95 (preschool)
My Baby & Me. Lynn Reiser & Penny Gentieu,
$19.25
My Baby Sister and Me: a Memory Scrapbook for
Kids. Jane Drake & Ann Love, $5.95 (school age)
My Dog, My Cat, My Mama and Me! Nigel Gray
& Bob Graham, $11.50 (preschool age)
My Mom's Having a Baby! Dori Hillestad Butler
& Carol Thompson, $22.95 (preschool-school age)
My New Baby. Rachel Fuller, $5.99 (ages 2-4)
My New Baby and Me: a First Year Record Book
for Big Brothers and Sisters. Dian Smith, $22.50 (preschool-up)
The New Baby. Usborne First Experiences. Anne
Civardi & Stephen Cartwright, $5.95 (toddler)
The New Baby. Fred Rogers, $8.99 (toddler)
A New Baby at Koko Bear's House. Vicky Lansky,
$8.50 (preschool)
Nobody Asked Me If I Wanted a Baby Sister.
Martha Alexander, $13.95
Peter’s Chair. Ezra Jack Keats, $7.99 (preschool)
Sheila Rae’s Peppermint Stick. Kevin Henkes,
$9.95 (toddler) board book
Shirley’s Wonderful Baby. Valiska Gregory,
$21.99 (preschool)
Siblings: You’re Stuck with Each Other,
So Stick Together. James Crist & Elizabeth Verdick, $10.75 (ages 8-12)
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Sibling Silly. INJOY Videos, $49.99 Home Use
Only. DVD format 13 minutes. (For School, School Boards, College &
Institutional use please contact Parentbooks for performance rights costs.)
Sisters. Debbie Bailey & Susan Huszar,
$5.95 (toddler)
Sisters Are For Making Sand Castles. Harriet
Ziefert, $9.99 (toddler)
Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth! Sarah
Weeks, Illustrated by Robert Neubecker, $21.99
Spot's Baby Sister. Eric Hill, $7.99 (toddler)
There’s a House Inside My Mommy. Giles Andreae,
$25.95 (preschool)
Tiger and the New Baby. Vivian French &
Rebecca Elgar, $16.95 (toddler)
Trouble with Baby. Marisabina Russo, $23.99 (preschool-school
age)
Waiting for Baby. Rachel Fuller, $5.99 (ages 2-4)
Waiting for the Sun. Alison Lohans, illustrated
by Marilyn Mets & Peter Ledwon, $7.95 (homebirth, preschool-gr1)
We Have A Baby. Cathryn Falwell, $9.95 (toddler)
Welcome Little Baby. Aliki, $22.99
Welcome, Precious. Nikki Grimes, illustrated
by Bryan Collier, $7.99
Welcoming Babies. Margy Burns Knight, $12.95
(preschool)
We’re Having a Homebirth! Kelly Mochel,
$7.95
What Baby Needs. William Sears, Martha Sears
& Christie Watts Kelly. $14.99 (preschool-school
age)
What’s Inside? Jeanne Ashbe, $15.95 (toddler)
What to Expect When Mommy’s Having a Baby.
Heidi Murkoff $11.95 (school age)
What to Expect When the New Baby Comes Home.
Heidi Murkoff, $11.99 (school age)
When the New Baby Comes, I’m Moving Out. Martha
Alexander, $13.95
When You Get a Baby. Sharon Jennings, $9.95
(board book, toddler)
The Wild, Wild Inside: a View from Mommy’s Tummy! Kate Feiffer, illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith, $19.99
Will There Be a Lap for Me? Dorothy Corey &
Nancy Poydar, $7.95 (preschool)
Will You Still Love Me? Carol Roth, $19.95 (ages 3-6)
The Younger Brother’s Survival Guide by Matt.
Lisa Kopelke, $21.95
You and Me. Rachel Fuller, $5.99 (ages 2-4)
You Stink! I Love You: From Brothers and Sisters,
of Course. Compiled and Illust. By Stuart Hample (school age) $12.95
You’re the Boss, Baby Duck! Amy Hest, $8.99
(toddler-preschool)
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