We Have a Baby

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Summary: This crunchy mama says: What a great book!
Review: A very sweet text, and lovely illustrations. Preschoolers can begin to read the simple text themselves. My 3-year-old son learned to "read" the word "baby" from this book. Realistic (though perhaps too glowing) depiction of what it's like with a new baby. Shows what you can do with the baby. Also depicts breastfeeding, which is fairly unusual in most new baby books.

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Summary: We Have a Baby
Review: Based on the positive reviews I read at Amazon.com, I bought this book and several others to help prepare my toddler for the arrival of our new baby. She got the book when she was 12 months old and it is still a favorite 6 months later. While I agree with other reviewers that this might not be the right book for an older child, I think the appealing illustrations and the simple, repetitive text are perfect for younger toddlers. In fact, it is unquestionably the best book I've seen on the subject for this age group.

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Summary: Too basic for my 2 1/2 year old
Review: I bought this book for my niece when a baby was on the way. The pictures are beautiful, the words very calming. It isn't obvious if either the first born or new baby is a boy or girl, so it is a suitable choice for either a big brother or sister. I think it is the perfect level for a 1-3 year old to help grasp all that will be involved with caring for a new sibling, but most of all emphasizing the baby is to love and will love us, too!

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Summary: A Great Read
Review: I bought this book for my niece when a baby was on the way. The pictures are beautiful, the words very calming. It isn't obvious if either the first born or new baby is a boy or girl, so it is a suitable choice for either a big brother or sister. I think it is the perfect level for a 1-3 year old to help grasp all that will be involved with caring for a new sibling, but most of all emphasizing the baby is to love and will love us, too!

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Summary: Positive Things about the New Baby
Review: I love this book and so does my son. He was 15 months-old when his little brother was born. We didn't use this book as a "get ready for baby" book but he loves to see what it says is true. I like tht it points out the great things about having a baby. I love the subtle promotion of breast-feeding. It is a very sweet book.

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Summary: Excellent!
Review: I purchased several books for our almost-two-year-old to help him understand the new baby. This is by far his favorite. The simple explanations of the baby and the family's interaction (We have a Baby. A baby to love. A baby to hold....) with the new baby are wonderful. The pictures are lovely and perfect for a small child. It was such a great book, I bought one for a friend who also has an almost-two-year-old and a new baby.

Spend the money and purchase the hardcover/library edition. It's worth it.

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Summary: This crunchy mama says: What a great book!
Review: New-sibling books make me cringe most of the time -- they love to center on sibling jealousy, all the "negatives" of having a new baby. And then there's what I call the "bottle and crib factor" -- parents like me who breastfeed and sleep in a family bed search constantly for a collection of "books about babies" that look a little more like our family.

This book is perfect. The toddler could be either a girl or a boy. The family's race is not specific and this could well be a mixed-race family -- what I'm getting at here, is that this could be anyone's family. The baby is breastfed with the toddler cuddled in the mama's arms, having a cookie. It's all about the joy of loving and being loved by a new baby, and the toddler is included on every page, helping and being loved, beckoned, welcomed. Utterly beautiful and simple. The last page, after the text ends, shows toddler and baby cuddled together under a blanket, asleep.

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Summary: Too basic for my 2 1/2 year old
Review: This book does have beautiful illustrations, although very ethnic. The book is, however, far more simple than I would have expected having read the reviews that were posted here. My 2 1/2 year old daughter was very bored with this book - she wanted to know what the baby will be like once it's born - why does it cry? what does a baby do? what is my role now? This book would be best suited for a younger child - perhaps 1 - 1 1/2 years old. ....