I'm a Big Sister | Joanna Cole | Great for new siblings

I'm a Big Sister | Joanna Cole | Developmentally appropriate

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I'm a Big Sister

	I'm a Big Sister Joanna Cole HarperCollins, 1997 - 32 pages average customer review:based on 70 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Warm, loving pictures accompany this upbeat look at how a family grows when a new baby comes home. A companion volume to I'm a Big Brother.

Great for new siblings

This book among a couple of others really helped my daughter after her little sister was born. It was especially hard on her because she was an only child for 5 years, but this book explains exactly what she needed to know about being a big sister. Including the fact that she is still just as special to me as the baby is, even though I can't give her the attention I used to.

Developmentally appropriate

Excellent book! My 21-month old daughter immediately identified with the big sister in the story. The pictures are very informational and the words of the story are the right length for reading to a toddler. I am very impressed by this author/publisher. I would recommend to anyone prepping for a newcomer in the home.

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Great for our 2 year old

This book is great for a toddler, it talks about being a big sister and that she can talk, walk and eat pizza, apples and ice cream, unlike the new baby. It involves Daddy in caring for the baby. At the end it says that Mommy and Daddy love me, I'm special. It does start with "who's in our new house, our new baby". We haven't had the baby yet, but it's preparing my daughter. The pictures are interesting and she loves the book.

My 22 month old loves this book

I'm expecting our 2nd child (a boy) in 5 weeks and just purchased this book for my 22 month old daughter. She has wanted to read it over and over and over (whew!) and recites it now when she's playing by herself. The illustrations are cute, there were plenty of things to point out to her and I substituted some of the phrases in the book (i.e. saying "baby brother" instead of "baby) to help her associate the book with what we've been verbally trying to prepare her for during the last few months. We'll see if it makes a difference once the baby actually gets here but so far, it seems like she's actually kind of "getting it"...that the new baby in our house will be like the baby in the book and she'll be a big sister, just like the girl in the book.

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The best Big Sister book ever

This book is one of the best. Very well written with a lot of positive reinforcement for the little big sister. It elevates the status of the big sister, makes her feel important and makes her want to be a big sister. This is in stark contrast with the other books that are out there which induces feelings of neglect on the part of parents and jealousy on the part of the big sister. My daughter was 20 months when she had her baby brother, she loved to read this book then. Now she is 4 and still loves to read this book. There is a version for big brothers too.

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