Inspired by an old friend who has just told me her second baby is on the way (these things always excite me incredibly !) I thought I would pop up a few books that we loved while preparing J for the arrival of her sister.
My Baby Sister by Emma Chichester Clark. I adore Emma Chichester Clark. ('We' love you, Blue Kangaroo.) This book features some of her new characters, Humber and Plum. This is an excellent book. It centres around Humber's Mum going into hospital to have a baby and how he misses Mum when Dad and Gran don't know what his normal routine is. Then when Mum returns it takes Humber a while to get used to baby sister, in fact he even wants to send her back, but while Mum is sleeping he plays with her and looks after her alone and realises he loves her and okay, she can stay. My quick summary doesn't really do this book justice, its lovely and fresh and a perfect introduction to tell an older child a sibling is on the way.
Share! by Anthea Simmons. We absolutely loved this book. Its very light and funny and Juliana really enjoyed it and still mentions the book even though it was one we borrowed from the library. The book focuses on sharing with a new sibling. "I love my fluffy teddy, but baby wants him too...Share! says Mummy, so I do" It also lets the older sibling know that sometimes baby might not understand, might chew things they shouldn't etc. There are lots of good preparation talking points in this book! The last bit of 'sharing' in the book is my favourite and is the bit J still mentions, she often quotes the book to her sister and laughs... "Shall we share our Mummy?... so we do"
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