Booklists

New Babies

JE/ANHOLT
Anholt, Catherine - Here Come the Babies - 1993
In this humorous, rhyming story, a toddler describes baby life as she sees it.

JE/CASELEY
Caseley, Judith - Mama, Coming and Going - 1994
Jenna's mother has been very disorganized since her baby brother was born. She still reads Jenna stories and takes her for walks, but forgets appointments and loses her hat. Jenna loves her anyway and helps as she can.

JE/COREY
Corey, Dorothy - Will There Be a Lap for Me? - 1992
Kyle is slowly losing his favorite resting place as his mother's lap grows bigger. But once the baby is born, mother's lap is just right, once again.

JE/COUSINS
Cousins, Lucy - Za-Za's Baby Brother - 1995
Za-Za's mother has "a big fat tummy" which does not leave much room for hugs. When the baby is born, Za-Za feels slightly neglected at first, but realizes he can still get hugs from his mom and dad.

JE/FALWELL
Falwell, Cathryn - We Have a Baby - 1993
A new baby needs to be loved, touched, and cared for—things that the entire family can help with. The pictures are big and colorful and the text is short and simple, making this book perfect for toddlers

JE/GLIORI
Gliori, Debi - New Big Sister - 1991
In this humorous story, a young girl discovers her mother is pregnant after wondering why she has been acting so strangely. Then she watches her mother grow and change until the baby finally arrives.

JE/KELLER
Keller, Holly - Geraldine's Baby Brother - 1994
Geraldine has a new baby brother and does not appreciate his attention-getting ways. When she quiets him down one night, she discovers that perhaps he is not so bad after all.

JE/MCCLELLAND
McClelland, Julia - This Baby - 1994
Andrew is not happy about the new baby. But after his mother tells him he can help out, he begins to feel better.

JE/SCHWARTZ
Schwartz, Amy - A Teeny, Tiny Baby - 1994
A new baby tells about his exciting life, including what he eats, where he visits, and how he keeps his parents up at night. This baby definitely has control in this humorous story.

JE/SCOTT
Scott, Ann Herbert - On Mother's Lap - 1992
Michael loves to snuggle in his mother's lap, but worries he will lose his spot when his baby sister starts to cry.

JE/STEIN
Stein, Sara - Oh, Baby! - 1993
This book describes a baby's first year of life through fun, bright photographs of many different babies.

JE/VULLIAMY
Vulliamy, Clara - Ellen and Penguin and the New Baby - 1996
Ellen and her penguin are not sure about the new baby. He takes up all of her mother's time. Ellen's not sure how to handle this new intrusion.

J/612.6/WIL
Wilkes, Angela - See How I Grow - 1994
This is a photographic record of a baby's first eighteen months with descriptive text and colorful pictures.

Prepared by Jennifer Robinson, October 1996