Customer Reviews

Dilly's Big Sister Diary

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My 8 year old daughter couldn't put this down. She hid it so that I couldn't return it to the library. Although the "baby" in our house is now 4 years old, my daughter could still relate to Dilly's feelings. This book is a fun way to explore babies and the feelings a sibling may experience when one lands on your doorstep. The drawings and "notations" were witty and my daughter thought the diary concept was cool. This book would be appropriate for a higher age level than recommended. My daughter plans to give it as a gift to a nine year old friend who is expecting a new baby in her household.

I bought this book from Amazon sight unseen because my 4 year old is now a big sister. I was very pleasantly surprised with the clever design, humor, and fun colorful illustrations drawn by 'Dilly'. It is really aimed at older children (maybe 7-11), especially the humor which is right on for that age. It is great for younger kids too if you don't mind your 4 year picking up expressions like 'gross me out' and 'punky' (which are now common expressions in our house). My daughter is an early reader and this book motivates her to read independently or at least pore over the pictures a lot. I look forward to the sequel re. Dilly's camping experiences.

I love this book! It is so clever -- it is designed like a notebook, and the idea is that Dilly's mom gave it to her when the baby was born so that she could have a place to write her feelings about being a big sister. This book is not sappy; rather, it's realistic. At the beginning, Dilly doesn't like the new baby, but by the time he's a year old, she loves him! The drawings (a la Dilly) are hilarious -- this is the kind of book that has jokes for the parents and for the kids.

My daughter will definitely enjoy this book when she's a big sister someday! Even better, I'll love reading it with her.