Why Do We Need Another Baby?: Helping Your Child Welcome a New Arrival - With Love and Illustrations (Hardcover)

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Hefty doses of reassurance and gentle humor fill MacGregor's read-aloud, which is aimed at children of pregnant mothers. Paring down facts for a preschool audience, the author skips over the issue of conception, explaining that a baby grows in a womb, "a snug, cozy, comfy little place inside a woman's tummy." As she emphasizes that a newborn's arrival won't mean that the parents will love the older sibling any less, she strengthens her discussion with kid-appropriate analogies. For example, she likens parents' capacity to love more than one child with a youngster's yearning to have more than one pet ("You won't love your first dog any less if you get a new dog"). Adding a realistic twist, the author observes that children will have to share parents' time with a baby. Yet even here there is a comforting note: it's not just Mommy and Daddy's new baby, "It's your baby, too"--parents will have to share the infant. Cartoon illustrations are cheerful but not always geared to the audience (e.g., a picture captioned "I'd like to have a baby brother, please," shows a jaded-looking child at a table, consulting a menu labeled "Genre du Jour"). The book design, too, is unfortunate, with large blocks of text set in enormous type overwhelming most spreads. Ages 4-7.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 44 pages
• Publisher: Lyle Stuart (June 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0818405783
• ISBN-13: 978-0818405785
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 9.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,743,758 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book but..., May 25, 2000

By	Michele Wolosyn "bengalkat" (Longview, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I ordered this book for my 5-year-old. He liked the pictures and most of the book although I had to re-phrase a lot of it. They talk about 'the womb' and such and he isn't at that level. I think maybe for older kids it would be ok. There were also one or two mispelled words and also words in the wrong form (their/there/they're). We've loaned it to two other people who liked it, too, and felt it helped to explain things.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great source for parents having 2nd + children!, May 24, 2000

By	AMR (PA, USA) - See all my reviews

My 6 yr old was excited about the new baby but wanted to know why we wanted another baby. This book gave her some ideas as to why as well as quell her fears that her Daddy and I wouldn't love her as much. We also enjoyed the humorous pictures throughout the book.

A great find for those second, third or more time parents!