Encouraging precious moments with your children
Gus and Nellie have had some exciting news: there’s going to be a new baby in their family! Join them through the seasons as they watch their mother’s pregnancy with fascination and curiosity. With charming informative words and pictures, here is the ideal book to help young children understand the way a baby develops inside a woman’s body, and how it is born. Most of all, this book will reassure children that a new arrival in the family is an amazing and wonderful thing!
When Little Frog is introduced to his nine new brothers and sisters, at first he is not impressed. After all, the tadpoles don’t do anything. They just stay in a jar – they won’t play the drums, they won’t jump or skip, they won’t build a tower. But when they turn into frogs . . . they also turn into best friends!
Alfie is crazy about space. His favourite things are: 1. aliens, 2. rockets, 3. the moon – in that exact order. He doesn’t really think much about anything else, until his new baby sister comes along. Then he notices that she looks a bit funny, she talks funny and sometimes she smells funny and he realizes . . . she MUST BE AN ALIEN! Alfie knows he needs to be brave and take her back to the moon where she belongs – after all, she often cries for home – and that’s when the adventure really starts. . .
Spot gets a baby sister and discovers that it’s a lot of fun being a big brother! Another delightful lift-the-flap adventure with Eric Hill’s adorable Spot the dog.
Pirate Pete I’m a New Big Brother is a sound book describing the excitement and fun of having a new sibling and becoming a brother. The simple text and colourful illustrations will help little boys understand what happens when a new baby joins the family and how lovely it is to be a big brother.
Princess Polly I’m a New Big Sister is a sound book describing the excitement and fun of having a new sibling and becoming a sister. The simple text and colourful illustrations will help little girls understand what happens when a new baby joins the family and how lovely it is to be a big sister.
A new baby needs looking after all the time! It’s the perfect opportunity for older siblings to enjoy how much more grown-up and independent they are. A new addition to any family is exciting, but the experience can also be worrying and confusing for siblings. Coping with the new situations and emotions that arise can be very challenging. This series of four board books deals with the anticipation of waiting for the new baby, the excitement of the arrival itself, and the beginnings of the special relationship that develops between siblings. The simple conversational text and lively illustrations are carefully designed to encourage further dialogue between reader and child.
When you’re small, waiting for anything can seem to take a lifetime, especially when it’s a baby! There is so much to sort out for the new arrival – clothes, toys and a place to sleep. A new addition to any family is exciting, but the experience can also be worrying and confusing for siblings. Coping with the new situations and emotions that arise can be very challenging. This series of four board books deals with the anticipation of waiting for the new baby, the excitement of the arrival itself, and the beginnings of the special relationship that develops between siblings. The simple conversational text and lively illustrations are carefully designed to encourage further dialogue between reader and child.
There is so much to find out when a baby is born! What does it smell like, and when will it walk? When does it sleep, and what does it like to eat? A new addition to any family is exciting, but the experience can alsobe worrying and confusing for siblings. Coping with the new situations and emotions that arise can be very challenging. This series of four board books deals with the anticipation of waiting for the new baby, the excitement of the arrival itself, and the beginnings of the special relationship that develops between siblings. The simple conversational text and lively illustrations are carefully designed to encourage further dialogue between reader and child.
In Topsy and Tim: The New Baby, the twins’ friend Tony has a new baby brother called Jack. At first Tony is a bit jealous of the new baby but he soon learns how to be a helpful big brother.
When is the baby coming? What will we call it? What will the baby do? We don’t really need the baby, do we? As the arrival of a new sibling draws nearer, the questions that stream through a young child’s mind are followed with sensitivity and humour in this enchanting book. Exquisitely illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, these pages brim with love, excitement and reassurance as the child in the story imagines all kinds of colourful futures for the brother or sister he is waiting to meet. Full of warmth and promise, this is an instant and timeless classic.
When she is told that her parents are expecting a new addition to the family, the Little Princess immediately announces that she does not want a brother – they are smelly and rough, and they have all the wrong toys. But when her new baby brother arrives, the Little Princess is pleased. After all, there is only room for one Little Princess in the family!
Mum and Dad brought Susan home today. Everyone thinks she’s ever so wonderful and ever so cute… But I’m ever so not sure!
A delightful companion to Baby on Board by the same author / illustrator team. Perceptive and fun, this story explores the impact of a new baby’s arrival home on the older sibling.
This new edition of the classic story celebrates royal babies and priceless teddy bears.
From the creator of Wibbly Pig and Kipper, this new edition of Baggy Brown celebrates friendship, priceless teddy bears and royal babies.
Baggy Brown was born at Better Bears Limited. Only he wasn’t born as Baggy Brown, but Number One. And as a special limited edition bear, he was due to be presented to the Royal Baby, daughter of King and Queen of Thingland. But this isn’t quite what happened. This is the story of how Alfie found and named Baggy Brown and the beginnings of a very special friendship.
The story traces the 9 months during which a family await the birth of a new baby. Written from the eyes of a small child, we are given hilariously funny descriptions of the development of the baby in Mum’s tummy and accounts of family life as the baby’s birth draws near. In the style of the Simpsons, it is a uniquely fresh and entertaining title.
This book will appeal to all young children, and will assist their understanding and development.
This delightful book shows how a baby grows inside its mother’s tummy over the nine months of pregnancy through the ingenious use of half-page flaps.
An inventive, interactive book that shows how a baby grows inside its mother’s tummy over the nine months of pregnancy. Each of the 9 months is explored over a double-page section using an ingenious half-page flap to reveal what is going on inside a mum’s tum and clearly showing how a baby develops. The lively but detailed illustrations, the clear, friendly text and the gentle humour make this book perfect to share with a child to explore where they came from or to discuss what is happening when a new baby is on its way.
Another fabulously fun and reassuring story about the Bear with Sticky Paws.
Pearl has a new baby brother and she’s not at all sure about him – SHE wants to be the baby! But when Pearl is joined by her anarchic side-kick, the bear, she realises that maybe her little brother isn’t too bad after all . . .
Topsy and Tim find fun and adventure in the real world. Their engaging stories are reassuring for young children having first experiences of their own. In Topsy and Tim: The New Baby, the twins’ friend Tony has a new baby brother called Jack. At first Tony is a bit jealous of the new baby but he soon learns how to be a helpful big brother.
The story of how your mum’s love for you began even before you were born.
Tender and witty, this is a wonderful celebration of a baby’s arrival into the world. A funny and poignant book exploring a mother’s joy at being pregnant that will help children understand how much they are loved.
It’s not easy being a big sister – especially when your baby brother is a roaring dino-baby!
There are just so many “Be gentles,” “Be quiets” and “Please shares.”
But, before long, this big sister grows to love teaching her brother all the grown-up things she knows and, very quickly, life in the dino family is as fun and chaotic as ever.
The perfect book for older siblings, parents and dinosaur fans.
There’s something inside Mummy’s tummy. I don’t know what it could be. Perhaps it’s a buzzing flea or a chimpanzee? It’s getting bigger every day and Mummy won’t tell me. But you can lift the flaps to see! A wonderful and fun story for young children about a new addition to the family from much-loved author and illustrator Sam Lloyd.
