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ACL_Parenting: Welcoming a New Sibling

AC Library Parenting Collection: Popular adult and children’s books for everyone helping a child grow up. Selected by AC Library Staff.

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  • Celebrate all the diverse and loving ways new siblings come into our lives! Becoming siblings is a heartfelt look at every family's journey to welcoming a new family member. Vibrant photographs of real families: See pregnant families, blended…
    Board Book, 2024Berkeley, CA : Little Feminist, 2024 — JBB FUENTE-LAU,S
  • Nine Months

    Before a Baby Is Born

    Paul, Miranda,
    As a baby grows in her mother's tummy, a soon-to-be big sister and her family spend nine months preparing for the newest member of the family to arrive. Not in the Parenting Collection.
    Book, 2019New York : Holiday House, [2019] — J612.64 PAUL
  • A warm and funny stage-by-stage tour through all the sizes of a growing baby - from teeny-tiny poppy seed to giant watermelon. It's hard to wait for a new baby to join the family, especially when it's still growing inside Mum's tummy. But when Dad…
    Book, 2023New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2023] — JPB DARNTON,T
  • When Mama's pregnancy draws attention away from Gia, she worries that the special bond they share will disappear forever once the baby is born. Not in the Parenting Collection.
    Picture Book, 2010New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2010 — JPB WOODSON,J
  • Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow Little Miss as she learns to be a wonderful big sister. Not in the Parenting Collection.
    Picture Book, 2015New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2015] — JPB ROSENTHAL,A
  • Babies Don't Eat Pizza

    a Big Kids' Book About Baby Brothers and Baby Sisters

    Danzig, Dianne
    Presents information for older siblings about new infants, discussing how babies behave, the sleeping schedule they have, how they play, the noises and the faces they make, and the ways in which the family routine can change. Not in the Parenting…
    Book, 2009New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2009 — J649.10245 DANZIG
  • Stella Wells, fledgling scientist, has a new baby brother, Drake, and she is seriously considering the possibility that he is a duck--but further research is required to test that hypothesis. Not in the Parenting Collection.
    Picture Book, 2020San Francisco : Chronicle Books LLC, [2020] — JPB MILLER,P
  • Feeling overshadowed by the birth of a new sibling, a little girl who has always been in the spotlight tries to figure out ways to regain the attention of her once-adoring family audience. Not in the Parenting Collection.
    Picture Book, 2019Chicago : Albert Whitman & Company, 2019 — JPB LUEBBE,T
  • Told through the eyes of a big brother, this charming hardcover picture book empowers older siblings by showing them that they have very important roles to play in introducing their family's new baby to the world. From cleaning up messes to learning…
    Picture Book, 2021New York, NY : HarperFestival, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021] — JPB AHUJA,N
  • Lola reads story books to her new baby brother Leo, and even though Mommy and Daddy are busy, they still have time to read to Lola at bedtime. Not in the Parenting Collection.
    Picture Book, 2012Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2012 — JPB MCQUINN,A
  • A brother explains to his new baby brother all the fun adventures they will have together because they are brothers and friends. Not in the Parenting Collection.
    Picture Book, 2017New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2017 — JPB PENFOLD,A
  • Feeling jealous when a new sibling arrives, little Elmore Green becomes frustrated when the "small person" knocks over his things and licks his jelly-bean collection until a special night when their relationship changes. Not in the Parenting…
    Picture Book, 2015Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015 — JPB CHILD,L
  • The story follows a young girl as she helps to care for the new baby in her family. Not in the Parenting Collection.
    Book, 2012North Mankato, MN : Picture Window Books, c2012 — JPB MANUSHKIN,F
  • (DVD) Four-year-old Daniel Tiger invites young viewers directly into his world, giving them a kid's eye view of his life and making them feel like one of his neighbors. Episodes include: The tiger family grows; Daniel learns about being a big…
    DVD, 2015[Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], [2015] — DVD J DANIEL
  • A young boy imagines what life will be like when his new sibling arrives. Not in the Parenting Collection.
    Picture Book, 2010Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010 — JPB BURNINGHAM,J
  • A little girl expresses curiosity and excitement for the coming birth of her baby sister while her parents tenderly reassure her of love's ability to expand with their growing family. Not in the Parenting Collection.
    Picture Book, 2018New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2018 — JPB HOSFORD,K
  • A big sister becomes convinced her new baby brother is ruining everything. Not in the Parenting Collection.
    Picture Book, 2016New York : Imprint, 2016 — JPB SWANSON,M
  • A new baby in the family means many changes--from late-night diaper changes to learning new ways to play--but here, baby tells their older sibling just what to expect. Not in the Parenting Collection.
    Picture Book, 2021Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2021] — JPB SNEED,B
  • In this funny, creative, and sweet new addition to the best-selling How to series, young readers will follow along through the first year of a baby's life, learning what to do along the way! Not in the Parenting Collection.
    Picture Book, 2022New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2022] — JPB REAGAN,J
  • Harper is excited at the idea of being a big sister, but she becomes frustrated when the baby boy her parents adopt proves to be a lot of work, and her parents never seem to have time for her. Not in the Parenting Collection.
    Picture Book, 2024Washington, DC : Magination Press, 2024 — JPB KIRST,S