Customer Reviews
Adorable Big Sister Book 
2008-08-31
Cutest big sister book. My 2 year old loves it. The artwork is really good. Would be really great and pertinent for a big sister with about a 5-6 year span from the new baby.
Big Sisters Love This Book 2008-07-27
My oldest daughter loved this book, but she was disappointed that her younger sister wasn't really a baby anymore when we read it. The big sister points out all the things that babies can't do (e.g., eat good food instead of yucky baby food) . . . but also the wonderful things about being a baby. e.g., no one tells you to stop being a baby because you ARE a baby. The book never gets mean-spirited, but it is very frank. This book would be an ideal gift for any big sisters in families that are expecting new babies.
Shares babyhood with big sister wonderfully! 2008-07-25
My daughter really enjoys this book. It allows her to visualize what babies can and cannot do while reinforcing how much she is allowed to do! It also describes toys that are dangerous for babies and safe for babies. My daughter will be 4 in a couple weeks and her new sibling is due in November. Great book! Highly recommended!!
How to be a Brat 
2008-06-29
I appreciate the point that this book is attempting to make. However, I really felt like it went too far. Can't we focus on how each member of the family makes a unique (and positive) contribution? Not in this book. In this book it is all about how the older sibling is superior to the younger one.
A few quotes to illustrate my point:
"When you're a baby, it's not good because you don't have any hair. (I have long hair like a princess.)"
"When you're a baby you don't have any real friends. (I have lots.)"
And, my personal favorite, a quote about riding in a car seat...
"You don't even face the right way. (I prefer to sit in a seat like a normal person.)"
This is NOT the kind of relationship I want to encourage my children to have with their younger siblings!
I think the author could have found a better way to acknowledge the fears that an older sibling has about the "baby invasion". Yes, babies are "strange" and different and a little funny (or scary) but the things they do are normal for babies. Why do we have to apply negative value judgments to them in order to feel good about ourselves?
I skipped over large sections of this book while reading it to my daughter and I'm glad I got it from the library because it will be going back immediately!
Perfect for a slightly apprehensive 5 year old sister to be 2008-03-31
I am 8 months pregnant and the mother of a five year old who isn't quite sure she wants to share the spotlight. This book is perfect. I bought it a week ago, and already it has been read about six times. It is written for girls her age, which surprised me as the children will almost be six years apart and many people have their kids closer together. It allows her to see the positive parts of being older, the funny parts about being a baby, and at the end, the loving parts of being a big sister. We love it!
How to be a baby...by me, big sister 
2008-03-04
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. Like the narrator. And you'll be able to share memories of what it was like when you were little with your incredible Big Sister.
Big Sister 2008-02-08
After reading this book, decided not to give to my 3 year-old granddaughter because it was too advanced. This book is more appropriate for a "Big Sister" who is in elementary school as opposed to pre-school. First and second graders and early readers would love this book--not that she could read the book by herself but the content would be more interesting. I will put the book away for a few years.
Hilarious! 2008-01-12
Some of the lines had me laughing so hard! Perfect balance of showing annoyance and love toward a younger sibling...which is such a reality for older siblings. Sometimes, they just get annoyed with the baby, but that never means the overwhelming love (that they can't even grasp yet WHY they have it) goes away.
A definite plus (and thankfully not the focus, since that's not the point of the book) was how MANY things the older sister recognizes she can do that the baby can't (thereby instilling confidence in their role as an older sibling, vs. the tendency to act like the younger one to compete for attention).
Makes the older sibling feel good, but... 
2007-10-27
This book definitely made my 3 year old feel better about being a big sister soon, but the book did get a bit negative about all the minuses of being a baby. That did prompt my daughter to say she will help the baby with all of those minuses, like helping eat the mushy baby food, and sit on her bike when he's big enough. Overall a good book to boost the soon-to-be older sibling's confidence.
Big sisters will love this book 2007-10-19
My two daughters adore this book! It makes them laugh. They have a new baby brother and this was a fun book to read in the months before the baby was born and well after he was born. It's fun to lord it over your cute baby brother and feel good about your accomplishments! They love the part about how big girls read books and babies eat them! And they love the part how babies have to sit in the car the wrong way facing backwards and how they get to sit the right way. It's nice to read a non preachy book about siblings and family life.
