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New baby, hurray! by Multcolib My Librarian Diana

So many picture books for children who have new siblings on the way offer a negative take on the whole situation. These titles celebrate the coming event!

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  • Playfully, warmly, this book invites a young child to imagine what it will be like to have a new sibling.
    Book, 2010Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010. — jE Parenting BURNINGHA 2010
  • With her grandmother's help, a new sister sews a stuffed animal similar to her own beloved stuffed bunny as a gift to welcome her new brother home.
    Book, 2014Boston ; New York : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014] — jE SMITH 2014
  • Time passes SO slowly when you're waiting for a new sibling!
    Book, 2009Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, ©2009. — jE Parenting HILL 2009
  • Because why have a new baby except to read to him? This is simple and sweet and shows how a big brother or sister can help with the baby.
    Book, 2012Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2012. — jE MCQUINN 2012
  • This one is perfect for even a young toddler, with very simple text and clear pictures.
    Book, 2015New York : Cartwheel Books, an imprint of Scholastic, [2015] — jE Toddler CHURCH 2015
  • Nine Months

    Before a Baby Is Born

    Paul, Miranda,
    This offers a realistic look both at what to expect and also at what's going on in Mom's tummy. Great illustrations, and one of the few baby's-coming books with a family made up of people of color.
    Book, 2019New York : Holiday House, [2019] — j Parenting 612.64 P3246n 2019
  • What's going on with Mom? This book explains it in a way that invites empathy.
    Book, 2001Boston : Little, Brown, ©2001. — j Parenting 618.24 S439b 2001
  • This is a good book for a slightly older and more curious sibling-to-be, with great illustrations that show the baby's development as the months go by.
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2017. — j Parenting 618.2 A199n 2017
  • Siblings to be have questions. This book offers answers, along with warmth and beautiful jewel-toned illustrations.
    Book, 2018New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2018. — jE HOSFORD 2018
  • Lovely and reassuring, without creating expectations that the coming baby will be a rival for the parents affections. "You were the one who taught us to be parents, and now we're ready to share that with another child. But you'll always be our…
    Book, 2013New York : Little, Brown, ©2013. — jE MACLACHLA 2013