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SIBLINGS

Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
KIT J612.6, NO.2		The New Baby. Kits for kids. Kit includes eight picture books, one DVD, and one parent guide, all intended to help families and siblings welcome a new baby home.	2000
J BOARDBK	Sanschagrin, Joceline	Caillou: Baby Sister Caillou is at first jealous of, but then learns to love, his new baby sister.	2000
J BOARDBK LOOK	Fuller, Rachel	Look at Me! Growing up with younger brothers or sisters can be challenging at the best of times. But it also brings great rewards. This book helps look at everyday situations and promote discussion to help your toddler understand what being an older child is all about.--Amazon.com.	2009
J BOARDBK MULDR	Muldrow, Diane	Mama, What's in There? Simple flaps on the mothers' bellies reveal the babies inside.	2008
J BOARDBK MY	Fuller, Rachel (Illustrator)	My New Baby	2009
J BOARDBK WAITI	Fuller, Rachel (Illustrator)	Waiting for Baby The arrival of a new sibling can be a confusing and frustrating time for a toddler. This book offers help to prepare them for the downfalls and delights of having a younger brother or sister.--Amazon.com.	2009
J BOARDBK WAITI	Kubler, Anne (Illustrator)	Waiting for Baby Full-color illustrations show a child helping his parents get ready to welcome a new baby.	2000
J ZALBE	Zalben, Jane Breskin	Baby Babka: The Gorgeous Genius Unhappy when her baby sister turns out to be a brother, Beryl schemes with her brother Sam to make the newborn disappear, but Uncle Morty helps by telling stories of the love his big sisters had for him, even when he squirted one with pickle juice and ruined another's doll.	2004
J306.875	Hewitt, Sally	Our New Baby Case studies and helpful advice for kids about how to welcome a new baby brother or sister into their family	2009
J306.8753	Barber, Nicola	A New Baby Arrives Contents: Mom is having a baby -- Getting ready -- Meeting the baby -- Welcoming the baby -- Sharing -- Helping with the baby -- Bath time -- Naming the baby -- First birthday -- Baby words.	2009
J649.10245 DANZI	Danzig, Dianne	Babies Don't Eat Pizza	2009
J649.122 MURKO	Murkoff, Heidi	What to Expect When the New Baby Comes Home Heidi Murkoff, co-author of What to Expect When You're Expecting, explains to a sibling what to expect when the new baby comes home.	2001
JE AMADE	Amadeo, Diana M.	My Baby Sister Is a Preemie When her baby sister is born too soon, Sarah does not understand what is going on until a nurse explains the tubes and wires and her mother reminds her that God is with tiny Amy, even in the hospital.	2005
JE ANDRE	Andreae, Giles	There's a House Inside My Mommy A young boy eagerly awaits the birth of his brother or sister, while imagining that the baby is in a house inside his mother.	2002
JE ANHOL	Anholt, Catherine	Sophie and the New Baby Sophie waits through the seasons of the year for her sibling to be born and then experiences mixed feelings about the new baby.	2000
JE APPEL	Appelt, Kathi	Brand-New Baby Blues When a new baby wears her old pajamas, sleeps in her old bed, and seems to get all her parents' attention, a girl's bound to sing the blues.	2010
JE ASHMA	Ashman, Linda	When I Was King A young boy describes how he is no longer "king" now that there is a new baby in the house, but then his family helps him enjoy the change.	2008
JE BARON	Baronian, Jean-Baptiste	Will You Still Love Me? Polo the polar bear wonders if his parents no longer love him because their attention is focused on his mother's new pregnancy.	2001
JE BERCU	Bercun, Brenda	I'm Going to Be a Big Brother Sam's mommy is pregnant and Sam is going to be a big brother. In this story Sam learns about preparing for the new baby's arrival and what it truly means to be a big brother.	2006
JE BERCU	Bercun, Brenda	I'm Going to Be a Big Sister Amanda's mommy is pregnant and Amanda is going to be a big sister. In this story Amanda learns about preparing for the new baby's arrival and what it truly means to be a big sister.	2006
JE BONNE	Bonnett-Rampersaud, Louise	Bubble and Squeak Bubble helps her mother practice bedtime rituals, such as checking for monsters and reading a favorite book, that Bubble proclaims she has outgrown, but that her baby sister, Squeak, will need when she gets a little older.	2006
JE BOURG	Bourgeois, Paulette	Franklin's Baby Sister After what seems like a long wait, the new baby arrives on the same day a seed Franklin planted in school sprouts.	2000
JE BOYD	Boyd, Lizi	Sam Is My Half Brother A young girl, fearful that her newborn half brother will get all the attention, is reassured of her father's love.	1990
JE BRADM	Bradman, Tony	Billy and the Baby A little boy has plans of his own for a special present for the new baby.	1992
JE BROAC	Broach, Elise	What the No-Good Baby is Good For Tired of all the trouble his no-good baby sister causes, John tells his mother the baby has to go and she agrees, but as John packs the baby's suitcase, he realizes there are some things he likes about his sister, too.	2005
JE BUNTI	Bunting, Eve	Will It Be a Baby Brother? A little boy is certain that his expectant mother will give birth to a baby brother.	2010
JE BURNI	Burningham, John	There's Going to Be a Baby A boy and his mother imagine what their new baby will be like.	2010
JE CARTE	Carter, Alden R.	Big Brother Dustin A boy with Down's syndrome helps his parents and grandparents get ready for the birth of his baby sister and chooses the perfect name for her.	1997
JE COLE	Cole, Joanna	I'm A Big Sister A girl with a new baby in the house discovers how she can help her parents with the baby.	2010
JE COLE	Cole, Joanna	I'm a Big Brother A child eagerly welcomes home his new baby brother.	1997
JE COUSI	Cousins, Lucy	Za-Za's Baby Brother Za-Za the zebra must adjust to the arrival of a baby brother.	1995
JE COVIL	Coville, Bruce	The Lapsnatcher After he talks with an adult who was once a lapsnatcher, Jacob begins to feel differently about his new baby sister.	1997
JE DAHL	Dahl, Michael	Another Mouth to Feed In this humorous story Harvey hears his father refer to the new baby mommy is expecting as "another mouth to feed" and imagines his new silbing as a mouth with deadly sharp teeth who can destroy anything in his path.	2011
JE DANA	Dana, Martha	No Talk! No Baby! Ricky Rhinoceros is afraid his mother will no longer love him or have time for him once she has a new baby.	2001
JE DYER	Dyer, Jane	Little Brown Bear and the Bundle of Joy When Little Brown Bear learns that his parents are expecting a "bundle of joy", he sets out to discover what that means and is not at all happy with what he learns.	2005
JE ELKIN	Elkin, Mark	Samuel's Baby Samuel announces during show-and-tell that he is having a baby and soon his kindergarten classmates are expecting everything from twins to puppies, but while Samuel teaches them how to hold and diaper a newborn, he has some qualms about becoming a big brother.	2010
JE FAGAN	Fagan, Cary	Book of Big Brothers A story of a boy who is the youngest of three brothers, who has adventure, fun, mischief and mishaps.	2010
JE FEARN	Fearnley, Jan	Billy Tibbles Moves Out! When his little brother Eric moves into his room, Billy Tibbles the cat and his family learn some of the good and bad things about sharing.	2004
JE FEIFF	Feiffer, Kate	But I Wanted a Baby Brother! When Oliver gets a baby sister instead of the brother he wanted he tries to figure out how to trade her in for a boy.	2010
JE FRENC	French, Vivian	Tiger and the New Baby Tiger cannot understand why everyone is making such a fuss over his new baby sister.	1999
JE GAYDO	Gaydos, Nora	I'm a New Big Brother A little birl learns the joys and responsibilities of being big brother for the new baby in her family.	2010
JE GAYDO	Gaydos, Nora	I'm a New Big Sister A little girl learns the joys and responsibilities of being big sister for the new baby in her family.	2010
JE GOODM	Goodman, Joan Elizabeth	Bernard Wants a Baby Bernard the young elephant hopes for a baby brother and gets more than he wished for.	2004
JE GRAY	Gray, Kes	Baby on Board Preparing to be an older sister, a girl reports on the changes in her mother and the developing baby over nine months.	2004
JE HARRI	Harris, Robie	Mail Harry to the Moon Harry's older brother, unhappy that the new baby seems to have taken over, dreams up imaginative ways to get rid of him.	2008
JE HARRI	Harris, Robie H.	Hi, New Baby! A father recalls his young daughter's first reactions to her new baby brother.	2000
JE HILL	Hill, Eric	Spot's Baby Sister Spot is excited to have a new baby sister, Susie, and young readers can see all the things they do together by lifting the flaps.	2004
JE HINES	Hines, Anna Grossnickle	Big Like Me A boy tells his baby sister all the things he will show her as she grows, from snow and bouncing high to making faces and blowing out candles.	1989
JE HOLUB	Holub, Joan	What Can Our New Baby Do? Future siblings ask lighthearted, interactive questions about what the new baby can do.	2004
JE INCHE	Inches, Allison	Big Sister Dora! Adapted from the video. Dora has some really exciting news to tell us: someone new is joining her family! Someone who sleeps in a cradle, drinks from a bottle, wears diapers, and likes to be rocked to sleep. Can you guess who it is? That's right! A baby!	2005
JE JOHNS	Johnson, Mo	Noah's Garden: When Someone You Love is in the Hospital In a garden near a hospital, young Noah has imaginary adventures while waiting anxiously with his family for his new baby sister, who has a serious medical condition, to be released.	2010
JE LAING	Laing, Kate	Best Kind of Baby When her parents tell her that her mother is expecting a baby, Sophie imagines that she will have a baby mouse or puppy or monkey or dolphin.	2003
JE LANDO	Landolf, Diane Wright	What a Good Big Brother! Cameron is always ready to help when his baby sister cries…	2009
JE LANGR	Langreuter, Jutta	Little Bear Is a Big Brother Little Bear is excited about the new baby his family is expecting, until his friends at Bear Kindergarten tell him all the bad changes that the baby will make in his life.	1998
JE LONDO	London, Jonathan	Froggy's Baby Sister Froggy hoped for a brother to play with so he is disappointed with his new baby sister, Pollywogilina, but only until she is old enough to start learning from her big brother.	2003
JE LOOK	Look, Lenore	Henry's First-Moon Birthday A young girl helps her grandmother for the traditional Chinese celebration to welcome her new baby brother.	2001
JE MICHE	Michels-Gualtieri, Zaydek G.	I Was Born to Be a Brother A boy who is "born to be a brother" describes how he likes to teach his sister what he knows and how, though he sometimes loses patience with her, he realizes that she is the "best sister in the whole wide world."	2003
JE MORRI	Morris, Richard T.	Bye-Bye, Baby! Felix does not like his new baby sister and thinks his parents should take her back, until a trip to the zoo makes him realize that she might not be as bad as he thought.	2009
JE RHEIN	Rheingrover, Jean Sasso	Veronica's First Year Nine-year-old Nathan helps welcome his baby sister, who has Down's syndrome, into the family and eagerly anticipates the day when she will be able to ride his tricycle.	1996
JE ROSEN	Rosenberry, Vera	Vera's Baby Sister The arrival of Vera's new baby sister makes her feel displaced, so her grandfather helps create a special spot, just for her.	2005
JE ROUSS	Rouss, Sylvia	My Baby Brother: What a Miracle! Sarah does not understand why everyone says that her new baby brother is a miracle, but then, on the day of his bris (circumcision), she takes another look at him.	2002
JE RUSSO	Russo, Marisabina	Hannah's Baby Sister Hannah, who is sure that the new baby in her family is going to be a girl, eagerly looks forward to having a little sister.	1998
JE SALTZ	Saltzberg, Barney	Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for Baby? "There's a new baby in the house. Is Cornelius P. Mud ready…?"--front flap.	2009
JE SCHEI	Scheidl, Gerda Marie	Tommy's New Sister Tommy is unhappy about the arrival of his new baby sister Wendy and tries to find a way to get rid of her, but eventually he changes his mind.	1999
JE SCHIN	Schindel, John	Frog Face: My Little Sister & Me A girl describes the joys and frustrations of living with her little sister.	1998
JE SCHOT	Schotter, Roni	The House of Joyful Living A young girl loves her busy, crowded apartment building where neighbors enjoy spending time together in the roof garden, but she becomes very jealous when the new baby her mother is expecting takes attention away from herself.	2008
JE SHELD	Sheldon, Annette	Big Brother Now: A Story about Me and Our New Baby	2009
JE SHELD	Sheldon, Annette	Big Sister Now: A Story about Me and Our New Baby "A little girl gets used to sharing her parents with her baby brother and realizes there are some benefits to being a big sister now. Includes a note to parents."--Provided by publisher.	2006
JE SHIEL	Shields, Brooke	Welcome to Your World, Baby A little girl welcomes her new baby sister home from the hospital and takes joy in telling and showing her all the activities and experiences they will share.	2008
JE SHIPT	Shipton, Jonathan	Baby Baby Blah Blah Blah! When her parents tell her that they are expecting a baby, Emily sets to work on a list of pros and cons.	2010
JE SNYDE	Snyder, Carol	One Up, One Down Katie is so busy helping to take care of her new twin brothers, she does not notice she has grown as well.	1995
JE SULLI	Sullivan, Sarah	Dear Baby, Letters From Your Big Brother Starting before she is even born, Mike writes letters to his baby sister telling her what it is like to be her older brother.	2005
JE SULLI	Sullivan, Sarah	Once Upon a Baby Brother Lizzie, who loves to tell and write stories, is surprised to discover that much of her storytelling inspiration comes from her messy baby brother.	2009
JE THIEL	Thiel, Annie	Chloe's New Baby Brother "Chloe's new baby brother is coming home from the hospital! Until today, Chloe didn't have any brothers or sisters, so she doesn't know what to expect..."--Back cover.	2006
JE WEEKS	Weeks, Sarah	Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth! A disgruntled big sister reveals unpleasant facts about babies.	2009
JE WENIN	Weninger, Brigitte	Will You Mind the Baby, Davy? Davy, formerly the youngest in the Rabbit family, is not happy about the arrival of a new baby, but he is surprised at what happens when he holds her for the first time.	2000
JE WHYBR	Whybrow, Ian	A Baby for Grace When her parents bring home their new baby, Grace must adjust to a new presence in the household.	1998
JE WIGER	Wigersma, Tanneke	Baby Brother Mia writes a letter to her grandmother with all the details of her dog having puppies and, by the way, her mother also had a baby brother.	2005
JE WOJTO	Wojtowycz, David	Claude's Big Surprise After Claude's snowy vacation, his parents have promised him a surprise. But he has a surprise for them, too!	2001
JE WOODS	Woodson, Jacqueline	Pecan Pie Baby Gia is tired of everyone making a fuss over the "ding-dang baby" in mommy's belly. Appropriate for single moms as there is no mention of a father.	2010
JE YORK	York, Sarah Mountbatten-Windsor, Duchess of, 1959-	Michael and His New Baby Brother Michael meets his baby brother and finds that he enjoys the new addition to the family. Includes note to parents.	2010
JER HOOKS	Hooks, William H.	Mr. Big Brother Eli is disappointed when the new baby in his family is a little sister rather than the brother he had expected.	1999
JER HILLE	Hillert, Margaret	I Need You, Dear Dragon Dear Dragon feels somewhat rejected when his master's new baby sister comes home from the hospital, but love and reassurance put things right.	1985
S JE LEMAS	Le Masne, Christophe	La Hermanita de Tom Tom learns to love his new baby sister. (En español.)	1996
S JE STUVE	Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie	La muñeca de Elizabeti When a young Tanzanian girl gets a new baby brother, she finds a rock, which she names Eva, and makes it her baby doll. (En español.)	1998
S JE WENIN	Weninger, Brigitte	Dany, ¿quieres cuidar a tu hermanita? Davy, formerly the youngest in the Rabbit family, is not happy about the arrival of a new baby, but he is surprised at what happens when he holds her for the first time. (En español.)	2000

NON-PRINT

CALL #	TITLE	DATE
DVD J155.443 HEY	Hey, What about Me? Shows what to expect with a baby at home by watching three children and their baby brothers and sisters. Demonstrates games, lullabies, and bouncing rhymes that can be done with a baby.	2005
DVD J306.85 THREE	Sesame Street: Three Bears and a New Baby Everyone knows the story of the Three Bears, so what happens when Mama, Papa and Baby Bear are expecting a new cub in the family?	2003
DVD JE ARTHU	Arthur's Baby Arthur isn't sure he is happy about the new baby in the family, but when his sister asks for his help in handling the baby, Arthur feels much better. Also includes the stories D.W.'s Baby and Arthur Babysits.	2003
DVD JE CAILL	Big Brother Caillou	2004
DVD JE CLIFF	Clifford: The New Baby on the Block There's a new baby on the block, and Clifford is looking for ways to make the fun bigger, better, and redder than ever before!	2006
DVD JE DORA	Dora the Explorer: Big Sister Dora Dora has some really exciting news to tell us: someone new is joining her family! Someone who sleeps in a cradle, drinks from a bottle, wears diapers, and likes to be rocked to sleep. Can you guess who it is? That's right! A baby!	2005
DVD JE THAT	That New Animal The lives of two dogs change after a new animal, a baby, comes to their house.	2006
SFTW J372.21 MEET	Meet Blue's Baby Brother Explore Puppyville with Blue & his baby brother.	2010

WEBSITES

University of Michigan Health System: YourChild Development and Behavior Resources
Resource to help parents prepare their child for the birth of a sibling.
http://http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/newbaby.htm

Bright Futures Tool for Families: Helping Siblings Adjust to the New Baby
Resource to help parents prepare their child for the birth of a sibling.
http://www.brightfutures.org/mentalhealth/pdf/families/in/siblings.pdf

KidsHealth: Preparing Your Child for a New Sibling
Resource to help parents prepare their child for the birth of a sibling.
http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/sibling_prep.html

KidsHealth: Welcoming a New Baby into Your Family
Information for kids about welcoming home a new sibling.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/new_baby.html?tracking=K_RelatedArticle

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This list was created and is maintained by Children's Services Librarians.
Comments and suggestions can be sent to Becky White at bwhite@acpl.info, or to Mary R. Voors, Manager, Children's Services at mvoors@acpl.info.