I'm a Big Sister

by Joanna Cole

Book Overview

With an author's note about what big siblings need--extra guidance, reassurance, love--and sweet, engaging artwork, it's no wonder that nearly 4 million families have chosen I'm a Big Sister and its companion book, I'm a Big Brother, to prepare their young ones for their first big transition.

Someone new is at our house, begins this loving, reassuring celebration of brotherhood from trusted author Joanna Cole.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061900621
• ISBN13: 9780061900624
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 7.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Great book!

This book is huge! Wish i would have bought the smaller one in the store. The story is great, we read it over and over!!!

Thumbs up from a big sister

This book was a gift to my daughter when we announced we were expecting our second child. Prior to his birth, my daughter was only mildly interested, but after he was here, it became a bed time staple. In simple, reassuring language and pictures, a little girl explains that, even though the new baby has brought changes, she is still a special and important part of her family. I especially liked that the book modeled appropriate behavior for older siblings, while acknowleding the realities that accompany the baby (it cries, it needs a lot of attention, and it doesn't play). This book comes in a big brother version, too. A great gift to bring to the older sibling when you give a baby gift to the younger one.

Just What I Was Looking For!

My 2 1/2 year old daughter LOVES this book - it is exactly what I was looking for to help explain her new role in our family as a big sister. She is so excited about the birth of our baby and is eager to help. The book makes the big sister feel very special and points out all of the things that the big sister can do that babies can't (eating pizza, apples and ice cream, for instance!). We've had this book 3 weeks and every night my daughter has demanded we read it to her - now she has the whole book memorized and reads it to her dolls! I'm so glad I found this one!

A perfect book to introduce the "new baby" to a young child.

I used this book first to introduce the idea of a new baby to my 2 year old daughter. She loves the pictures of the entire family involved in care of the new baby. She consistently requests this book over all others. I like that the author explains why the baby cries (because she might be wet or hungry) and involves the big sister in the daily care of the child. The importance of big sister's role in the family is played up. The story is told by the "big sister" and ends with Mom and Dad hugging the big sister and her confident exclamation that they love her and that she's "the only me."