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Picture Books: New Baby

Here are some books to help older siblings understand and prepare for a new baby in the family!

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  • Brandon uses his special blanket to help him adapt to a family dynamic changed by the arrival of his new baby brother.
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — E PIN
  • 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.
    Book, 2019New York : Holiday House, 2019. — J 612.64 PAU
  • In this book, we follow this amazing process called pregnancy, and see the miracle of a creation of a new life.
    Book, 2017New York : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2017. — J 618.24 ADA
  • New baby on the way? Cornelius’s comic charm will bring a smile to all those little piggies who are just a bit resistant to sharing their space.
    Book, 2009Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick, 2009. — E SAL
  • A young boy imagines what life will be like when his new sibling arrives.
    Book, 2014Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2014. — E BUR
  • Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow Little Miss as she learns to be a wonderful big sister.
    Book, 2015New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015. — E ROS
  • A story which perfectly captures the anxiety and thrill of having a new sibling, this is a great title for any family with a new baby, or a baby on the way!
    Book, 2015Tulsa, Oklahoma : Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing, [2015] — E ATI
  • Benny is not pleased when his new baby sister, Delilah, arrives at his house.
    Book, 2006New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2006. — E VAN
  • Best Kind of Baby

    Kate Laing ; Pictures by R.W. Alley

    Laing, Kate
    When her parents tell her that her mother is expecting a baby, Sophie imagines that she will have a baby mouse or puppy or monkey or dolphin.
    Book, 2003New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c2003. — E LAI
  • Neighbors William, Annie, and Thomas are all at their houses, each waiting for something very different and special.
    Book, 2015New York : Beach Lane Books, 2015. — E SCH
  • A father recalls his young daughter's first reactions to her new baby brother.
    Book, 2000Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2000. — E HAR
  • A child in an interracial family wonders what his yet-to-be-born sibling will look like.
    Book, 2009New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. — E ALK
  • Mama is expecting a baby and Little Rabbit is going to be a big brother! He's full of plans; he will teach the baby to play all sorts of games and be the best big brother ever. But having babies around might not be as much fun as Little Rabbit…
    Book, 2007London : Puffin, 2007. — E HOR
  • Harry's older brother, unhappy that the new baby seems to have taken over, dreams up imaginative ways to get rid of him.
    Book, 2008New York, NY : Little, Brown and Co., 2008. — E HAR
  • As they look forward to the arrival of a new baby, a mother tells her young daughter of the time when they waited for her to be born.
    Book, 2003New York : HarperCollins, 2003. — E LUN
  • Follows the story of young Tommy, who reluctantly prepares for the birth of a new baby sister while interacting with his strict Italian grandmother Nana, whom he comes to appreciate during a busy time.
    Book, 1996New York : GP Putnam's, 1996. — E DEP
  • The changing seasons bring surprises to Clee, including a new baby brother early in the year and a turtle whose life seems to crawl away in the winter.
    Book, 1998Berkeley, CA : Tricycle Press, c1998. — E ZAG
  • When she was small Stella saw the world through her imagination, from hearing trees talk about holding up the sky, to seeing words as ants running off a page, to racing rubber ducks in her bathtub.
    Book, 2009Toronto : Groundwood, 2009. — E GAY
  • When an older sibling with a flair for the dramatic shares her kingdom with a baby tyrant, can there be a happily ever after?
    Book, 2017Candlewick Press 2017/09 — E LLO