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Title: How To be A Baby . . . By Me, The Big Sister
ISBN: 0375838430
Author:
Sally Lloyd-Jones
Publicate Date: 2007-02-13
Publish: 2007-02-13
List Price: $15.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Hardcover
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1: Big Sisters Love This Book
My oldest daughter loved this book, but she was disappointed that her younger sister wasn't really a baby anymore when we read it. The big sister points out all the things that babies can't do (e.g., eat good food instead of yucky baby food) . . . but also the wonderful things about being a baby. e.g., no one tells you to stop being a baby because you ARE a baby. The book never gets mean-spirited, but it is very frank. This book would be an ideal gift for any big sisters in families that are expecting new babies.
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2: Shares babyhood with big sister wonderfully!
My daughter really enjoys this book. It allows her to visualize what babies can and cannot do while reinforcing how much she is allowed to do! It also describes toys that are dangerous for babies and safe for babies. My daughter will be 4 in a couple weeks and her new sibling is due in November. Great book! Highly recommended!!
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3: How to be a Brat
I appreciate the point that this book is attempting to make. However, I really felt like it went too far. Can't we focus on how each member of the family makes a unique (and positive) contribution? Not in this book. In this book it is all about how the older sibling is superior to the younger one.
A few quotes to illustrate my point:
"When you're a baby, it's not good because you don't have any hair. (I have long hair like a princess.)"
"When you're a baby you don't have any real friends. (I have lots.)"
And, my personal favorite, a quote about riding in a car seat...
"You don't even face the right way. (I prefer to sit in a seat like a normal person.)"
This is NOT the kind of relationship I want to encourage my children to have with their younger siblings!
I think the author could have found a better way to acknowledge the fears that an older sibling has about the "baby invasion". Yes, babies are "strange" and different and a little funny (or scary) but the things they do are normal for babies. Why do we have to apply negative value judgments to them in order to feel good about ourselves?
I skipped over large sections of this book while reading it to my daughter and I'm glad I got it from the library because it will be going back immediately!
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4: Perfect for a slightly apprehensive 5 year old sister to be
I am 8 months pregnant and the mother of a five year old who isn't quite sure she wants to share the spotlight. This book is perfect. I bought it a week ago, and already it has been read about six times. It is written for girls her age, which surprised me as the children will almost be six years apart and many people have their kids closer together. It allows her to see the positive parts of being older, the funny parts about being a baby, and at the end, the loving parts of being a big sister. We love it!
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5: How to be a baby...by me, big sister
The book was certainly something that was a good idea and was funny to have the left-out 'big' sister become involved with the new child.
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