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New Babies in the Household Picture Books
Booklists for Kids

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Anholt, Catherine. Sophie and the New Baby.
Sophie waits through the seasons of the year for her sibling to be born, and she then experiences mixed feelings about the new baby.

Baronian, Jean-Baptiste. Will You Still Love Me?
Polo’s parents are acting strangely. He wonders if they still love him. Polo soon learns his mom is having a baby, and that a mommy’s heart is as big as the sea and a daddy’s heart is as big as the sky and Polo will always be loved.

Boelts, Maribeth. You’re a Brother, Little Bunny!
Life isn’t quite the same for Little Bunny after baby Kale is born, but he learns to love being a big brother.

Cutler, Jane. Darcy and Gran Don’t Like Babies.
Darcy and Gran say they don’t like babies, especially Darcy’s baby brother, but after a day in the park doing things babies can’t do they give the matter more thought.

Fearnley, Jan. A Special Something.
Is it a hippopotamus? A Crocodile? A monkey? A little girl imagines what could be inside her mother’s tummy.

Harris, Robie. Hi New Baby!
A father recalls his young daughter’s first reactions to her new baby brother.

Hoban, Russell. A Baby Sister for Frances.
Frances, upset by the changes in her house, decides to run away after her baby sister, Gloria, is born.

Holabird, Katharine. Angelina’s Baby Sister.
Angelina’s excitement over the arrival of a new baby turns to jealousy when her little sister becomes the center of attention.

Meyers, Susan. Everywhere Babies
An exuberant celebration of babies playing, sleeping, feeding, crawling, and walking.

Moon, Nicola. Something Special.
Charlie cannot find anything special to bring to school for “Special Day”. After searching his house for something special, Charlie remembers his new baby sister, and he realizes how special it is being a big brother.

Ormerod, Jan. Ten in a Bed.
As her parents take care of the baby, Amelia acts out each activity, from feeding to bathing, with one of her ten toys until only one is left in the bed, and it’s time for Amelia’s bedtime story.

Radunsky, Vladimir. Ten.
Mr. and Mrs. Armadillo are very happy newlyweds who look forward to having a child. They soon get ten times the happiness they ever expected.

Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie. Mama Elizabeti.
When her mother has a new baby, Elizabeti is given charge of her younger brother and finds it more difficult to take care of him than it was to care for her rock doll.

Waddell, Martin. When the Teddy Bears Came.
When Tom’s mother brings home the new baby, so many teddy bears arrive as gifts that Tom begins to fear there is no room for him, but his mother assures him that there will always be a special place for him.

Wells, Rosemary. McDuff and the Baby.
McDuff, a West Highland white terrier, enjoys reading the paper with Fred and taking walks with Lucy, but all that changes when they bring a new baby home.

Zeifert, Harriet M. Waiting for Baby.
Max is so excited his mom is having a baby that he talks to and sings to his unborn sibling, but the baby just won’t arrive quickly enough.

Compiled by Rebecca Campbell, Children's Librarian, Charlestown Branch, Boston Public Library, November 2003

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