Welcome to Your World, Baby [Hardcover]

Brooke Shields (Author), Cori Doerrfeld (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Becoming a big sister is a big event! There's so much to share—and do—and celebrate!

Beloved actress, author, and mother Brooke Shields paints a warm and loving picture of the joys of sisterhood in this merry book with exuberant artwork by the talented Cori Doerrfeld.

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreS—This sanitized description of being a big sister is well-meaning, but lacks tension and story. A girl goes through a laundry list of things that she can and will do with her new baby sister, and ends with, "We can even share cuddling with Mom./I love being your big sister!" Everything is positive, and lines like "…you smell so sweet—/especially your feet./I almost want to eat them, /but that would be silly!" have a distinctly adult sensibility to them. The illustrations are pleasant enough, with two cartoonish pixies with small blue eyes, oversize heads, and thin frames traipsing through the primarily pink-hued pages. Those who want a more balanced story may find Robie Harris's Hi New Baby! (Candlewick, 2000), Sally Lloyd Jones's How to Be a Baby—By Me, the Big Sister (Random, 2007), Jean Van Leeuwen's Benny and Beautiful Baby Delilah (Dial, 2006), and Kevin Henkes's Julius, the Baby of the World (HarperCollins, 1990) to be more effective.—Amy Lilien-Harper, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT
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About the Author

Brooke Shields began modeling and acting during childhood and went on to star in film, on television, and on Broadway. She graduated with honors from Princeton University and is the author of a memoir, the New York Times bestselling Down Came the Rain. Brooke lives with her husband, writer/producer Chris Henchy, and their daughters, Rowan and Grier, in Los Angeles.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (June 24, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061253111
• ISBN-13: 978-0061253119
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 10.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #600,227 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, but Rhythmically Challenged, September 21, 2008

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Wantz Upon A Time Reviews (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Welcome to Your World, Baby (Hardcover)

Reviewed by Christina Wantz Fixemer
on 09/21/2008

This picture book is full of sweet sentiment and darling illustrations. It isn't a story so much as a promise of things to come between sisters. The excitement of having a new baby in the house is a big deal to older siblings, and this shines through.

As a read-aloud book, however, it is difficult to get into a decent rhythm. The prose is laid out to look as though it is rhythmic, so, while reading to my own daughter, I kept feeling off kilter. This may seem like a nitpicky thing to say, but try reading it aloud, and the difficulty will make sense. Brooke Shields is, without a doubt, an intelligent and soulful person, but that doesn't always translate into a gift for writing. The big sister's lines are full of heart but awkwardly written. Sometimes it rhymes, then it doesn't. This contributes to the stumbling I feel when I read this one aloud.

Awkward rhythm aside, this is a sweet book that would be nice for girls who are soon-to-be big sisters (or who already are!).

Note: My daughter became a big sister to a little brother last fall, but she still found this book delightful and relevant. But don't ask her what "relevant" means. ;-)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeping it positive, July 1, 2008

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A. Jensen (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Welcome to Your World, Baby (Hardcover)

I love the positive tone of this book. Cori Doerrfeld's illustrations are so colorful and full of special little details - I'm sure kids will find new things to fixate on with each reading of this sweet story. A great sister book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautifully illustrated and wonderful children's book!, July 1, 2008

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Patti (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Welcome to Your World, Baby (Hardcover)

This book is a very delightful story that has fantastic illustrations! The drawings are so colorful and the storyline is great for children and babies! I would highly recommend this book for anyone with children and even those without- it is simply a very sweet book. Both the illustrator and author did a great job with this.