Love the Baby

By Steven L. Layne

Book Overview

A big-brother bunny struggles to welcome his brand-new sibling in this sweet picture book with "a zesty layer of humor" (Booklist).

Older siblings are notorious for reluctantly welcoming home a new bundle of joy, and many parents know the difficulty of teaching the firstborn to "love the baby." In this new picture book by the award-winning team of Steven Layne and Ard Hoyt, the refrain of "looooove the baby" is repeated often enough for it to eventually come true for the once-insecure and spiteful older brother.

The transition occurs when Baby cries and cries one night, and no one comes to help. Awakened by the cries, the older brother comes to Baby's rescue. He makes Baby giggle and sing and builds a giant tower of blocks. He reads Baby his favorite book. Once Baby is finally asleep, the big brother notices with pride that he really does love the baby after all

Parents and teachers will appreciate how this book lightly and humorously approaches such a weighty subject for children awaiting or adjusting to a new sibling. With colorful illustrations of bunnies, kids of all backgrounds and ages can relate and recognize themselves in the story.

"There's certainly no shortage of books about a child's adjustment to a new baby in the house, but Layne's take on the familiar theme is sweet and direct enough even for very young children to grasp." --Booklist

"This story could well become a favorite for children who are grappling with accepting a new baby into the family." --School Library Journal

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589803922
• ISBN13: 9781589803923
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.9" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Wonderful story and the illustrations are so cute!

This is such a sweet story about how everyone keeps telling this little one to love the baby(a newborn sibling), but the older child is jealous and doesn't want to LOVE the BABY! When the baby starts fussing one night and no one responds to its' cries, the older sibling ends up going into its' room and surprisingly finds itself wanting to calm the baby and realizes that this baby isn't so bad after all! So they end up bonding and becoming best of friends and siblings. The illustrations are so cute, if you love bunnies you'll really enjoy this book. It's also a good learning lesson for children who will soon be having a little brother or sister joining their family.