This concept book focuses on sibling bonding of the two-to-four year old with the new baby in the family. Told in the voice of the big brother or sister, close-up photos show the two siblings together doing what each does best, such as drinking from bottle versus from a cup, or giving a toothless gummy smile versus a big toothy grin. It’s a nice mix of diverse children of both genders. Here is an upbeat book that helps preschool siblings feel special and important as it promotes a loving relationship.
Rating: 5 *****
A nice book to show the positive relationship your child can have as the old sibling.
Do You Know What I’ll Do?
Reviewed by Children’s Book List
“One day a little girl said to her little brother-Do you know what I’ll do when the flowers grow again? I’ll pick you a bunch and you’ll be happy.” So begins this lyric narrative, as a child describes her love for her brother by listing all the things she will do for him.
Rating: 5 *****
This is a really sweet book because it focuses on the love between siblings instead of the tension.
Ginger the cat lives a comfortable, well-tended life. But when a pesky kitten moves in, Ginger’s days of ease are over. Now it seems he must share his bed and his meals with the intruder forever! What is a pampered cat to do?
Zelda and Ivy are sisters with a flair for the dramatic. Whether they’re performing a circus act, fashioning their tails in the latest style, or working wonders with “fairy dust, ” their exploits are described with wit and charm in a trio of stories exploring the dynamic between an older and younger sister. Wry and genuine, the linked episodes and rambunctious illustrations will strike home with beginning readers, especially those who’ve experienced the warmth — and occasional wrath — of a sibling’s attention.
Rating: *****
The one sister is horrible to her younger sister and I think that’s the point and in the end she comes around. If you have siblings who aren’t the nicest to each other this is a great book to help discuss siblings and responsibilities and actions.
A little boy can’t wait to get his first lunch box. He imagines what he could keep in a lunch box and even dreams he has a different colored and shaped box for each day of the week. A straightforward story about a rite of passage.
Rating: ****
Anyone with more than one child knows if one child has it the other will want it too. This story is no different. The book presents the concept of an elder sibling doing something the younger is not ready for yet, in this case school.
