This New York Times bestseller will get the whole family chuckling and help older siblings appreciate all the ways they are oh so much more mature now than they were in the baby days.

How will the Princess save the day in the end? How to be a Baby, By Me, the Big Sister (and Sally Lloyd-Jones and Sue Heap) The new king is upsetting the Royal Princess’s happy kingdom! This story uses humor to open up lighthearted conversations about how family life is changing, and David’s illustrations bring a depth of perspective that makes the book fun to pore over again and again. “When your mom has a baby, that baby is a new person in your family…” His Royal Highness, King Baby by Sally Lloyd-Jones and David Roberts Mister Fred Rogers had a magical way of respectfully and directly explaining things to young children that some other grown ups may take for granted.

Kids aged 2-8 just love the Berenstain Bears! Parents may find the books a bit long after repeat reads, but for the children that may be part of the appeal. This super cute interactive board book teaches real life newborn care and encourages empathy and nurturing. Adorable and relatable and also, importantly, durable! Baby Dear, by Eloise and Esther Wilkinĭid you read this classic as a child? A precious (and rare apparently!) gem that the mini mamas will read over and over and over. Karen Katz’s super cute babies and simple themes are another favorite of the littlest ones and for good reason. Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter series is a must for every family with little ones, wouldn’t you agree? As always, Little Critter brings a child’s perspective to the situation at hand– in this case: what CAN a new baby DO? Best-Ever Big Sister, by Karen Katz (Clearly it was traumatic!) First I wrote a shocking exposé, and the newest one is a fairytale–īecause after all, adjusting to life with a whole new person in the home can be a time of many emotions– for everyone! And as always– books to the rescue! Here are ten great titles (including a few of mine–it’s my blog, isn’t it!?) to add to the library when welcoming a new baby to the family: The New Baby, by Mercer Mayer So, of course, it was only a matter of time before I took further revenge on my three little sisters… and wrote about this. When they came back, I was in the bassinet and my sister was on the floor.

When my parents left, I was sitting on the back seat and my baby sister was in a bassinet beside me. When I was about two-long ago, back in the time of caves, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and parents left children in cars-my little newborn baby sister and I were left in the back of our car while our parents popped out-just a second. You might not know this but I am a big sister.

The New Baby by Mercer Mayer