A NEW BABY IN THE FAMILY

A new baby on the way? Do you have a preschooler who is feeling left out because of the new baby? Here are some books and a DVD to help your older child prepare for a little brother or sister.

jP Corey, Dorothy
COR Will There Be a Lap for Me?
Kyle is happy when the new baby comes because he has missed sitting on his mother's lap.

jP French, Vivian
FRE Tiger and the New Baby
Tiger doesn't like his new baby sister and can't understand why everyone is making such a fuss over her

jP Gutman, Anne
GUT Lisa's Baby Sister
A young dog is very unhappy with the new baby

jP Holabird, Katharine
HOL Angelina's Baby Sister
Excitement turns to jealousy when the new baby gets all the attention.

jP Keats, Ezra Jack
KEA Peter's Chair
Peter runs away from home when all of his baby furniture is painted pink for his new sister.

jP Keller, Holly
KEL Geraldine's Baby Brother
Shows how Geraldine stopped resenting her baby brother.

jP Leuck, Laura
Counting My Baby Brother Has Ten Tiny Toes
LEU Using her baby brother's body parts a little girl counts from one to ten.

jP Lloyd-Jones, Sally
LLO How To Be a Baby - By Me, The Big Sister
The all-knowing big sister gives her baby sibling lessons in being a baby.

jP McPhail, David
MCP My Little Brother
The good and bad things about having a younger brother.

jP Scott, Ann
SCO On Mother's Lap
A small Eskimo boy discovers that Mother's lap is a very special place with room for everyone.

j649.1 Cole, Joanna
COL The New Baby at Your House
Describes the changes and feelings a new sibling brings.

J649.1 Murkoff, Heidi Eisenberg
MUR What to Expect When the New Baby Comes
Answers children's questions about what it will be like having a new baby around the house.

DVD Hey, What About Me?
J Hey A video guide for brothers and sisters of new babies for ages 2-7.