I'm Your Peanut Butter Big Brother

by Selina Alko

Book Overview

In this delightfully engaging picture book, our narrator, big brother, uses his boundless imagination to wonder what his new sibling will look like. Baby brother or sister, will you look like me? I... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375856277
• ISBN13: 9780375856273
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

the beauties of our species

When I first encountered this book its frank and welcoming approach captured my attention. The physical variety and difference our species generates is a subject that deserves the contemplation of not only children but also adults. The book is so direct in both its imagery and its text that I was astonished. Such clarity is a welcome gift to teach acceptance and temper the fear that can be experienced when we encounter anyone who isn't us.

Fun and beautiful!!!

"I'm Your Peanut Butter Big Brother" is a fun and beautiful book. The imagery, both visual and written, explores a complex issue in a poetic and rich way. A perfect compliment to the words, Alko's stylized illustrations are gorgeous and continue to reveal upon repeat examinations. I highly recommend this book not only for soon-to-be sibling but for all!

A lyrical text lends to read-aloud rhythm

Big brother wonders whether the new baby will look like him - and considers all the different family features the new baby could have. A lyrical text lends to read-aloud rhythm and an artistic set of drawings captures the feel of a big brother's anticipation of the new arrival.

This Is a Stunningly Beautiful Book!

This book is an absolute delight! It appeals on all levels; the illustrations are gorgeous, the text poetic and musical. Alko artfully captures the excitement and curiosity of a young child awaiting a younger sibling. What's nice is that this child has no one pre-determined picture of the sibling-to-be; through masterful artwork and spoken-word style text, the book explores a range of possible images of his future sibling. Written from the child's perspective, the book celebrates the lineage of interracial families, while joyously affirming kids and parents of all colors: "Starry night sky and lemon meringue sunshine / Daddy and Mommy blend a mocha cloud." Several of the illustrations resonate, for me, with deep truths about the experience of parenting -- the world-stop-still moments of kissing a child, and the full-heart feeling of watching an older sibling hold the younger one for the first time. My 4-year-old daughter and I can't stop reading and looking at this book (and I know her younger brother will love it in a few years, too)!