What to Expect When the New Baby Comes Home
Growing Up Just Got Easier...\ With the help of Angus, the lovable Answer Dog, best-selling author Heidi Murkoff extends a hand to children and parents as they tackle life's first experiences together.\ Congratulations! The new baby you've spent the last nine months preparing for has finally arrived. Although you may be prepared and thrilled, what about your older child? As your preschooler makes the transition from only child to older sibling, he or she will be excited, curious, and somewhat...
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What to Expect When Mommy's Having a Baby helped guide children through Mommy's pregnancy. Now after months of preparation, anticipation, and a bit of anxiety, the much-talked-about new baby is finally coming home! In What to Expect When the New Baby Comes Home, best-selling parenting expert Heidi Murkoff and Angus, the lovable "Answer Dog", return to help toddlers and preschoolers make the transition from only child to older sibling. Angus is cute, he's cuddly, and he's got all the answers to questions ranging from the basics such as "What do new babies eat?" and "Why do new babies cry so much?" to more significant concerns like "Why do new babies get so many presents?"What to Expect When the New Baby Comes Home will reassure young children with the same distinctive humor, warmth, and fun that has defined the What to Expect Kids™ series.About the Authors:Heidi Murkoff is the best-selling coauthor of the What to Expect™ pregnancy and parenting series that began with What to Expect When You're Expecting and has sold over nineteen million copies. She appears regularly as a parenting expert on national television. She is also a contributing editor for Parenting magazine. Laura Rader has illustrated numerous books for children, including the Growing Tree picture book Chicken Little; A Book of Hugs and A Book of Kisses, both by Dave Ross; and her own Santa's New Suit.School Library JournalPreS-Gr 1-Instead of being set up as a story in which a child experiences the various realities of having a new sibling, this book poses questions that are then answered in paragraph form. Queries range from "Why do new babies cry so much?" to "Can I play with the new baby?" The answers tell why babies are the way they are, how they create change in a household, and how one can interact successfully with them. Two small drawings appear on the left with the text; a full-page illustration appears on the right. The family friend, Angus the Answer Dog, acts as tour guide, providing plentiful commentary. A paw print highlights his simple suggestions for a new baby, such as practicing holding a doll or stuffed animal before holding the infant. Murkoff is a master at deciphering common concerns. Unfortunately, as hard as this book tries to be approachable, with different-colored typefaces, word balloons, and full-colored cartoon drawings of family scenes, the intended audience will be hard-pressed to sit still long enough to appreciate all of the lengthy yet well-intentioned advice. This book will be helpful to parents. Along with the dense introduction there is a well-balanced variety of important topics to address. Children will be better served if adults share these ideas one at a time, in their own words.-Martha Topol, Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
\ School Library JournalPreS-Gr 1-Instead of being set up as a story in which a child experiences the various realities of having a new sibling, this book poses questions that are then answered in paragraph form. Queries range from "Why do new babies cry so much?" to "Can I play with the new baby?" The answers tell why babies are the way they are, how they create change in a household, and how one can interact successfully with them. Two small drawings appear on the left with the text; a full-page illustration appears on the right. The family friend, Angus the Answer Dog, acts as tour guide, providing plentiful commentary. A paw print highlights his simple suggestions for a new baby, such as practicing holding a doll or stuffed animal before holding the infant. Murkoff is a master at deciphering common concerns. Unfortunately, as hard as this book tries to be approachable, with different-colored typefaces, word balloons, and full-colored cartoon drawings of family scenes, the intended audience will be hard-pressed to sit still long enough to appreciate all of the lengthy yet well-intentioned advice. This book will be helpful to parents. Along with the dense introduction there is a well-balanced variety of important topics to address. Children will be better served if adults share these ideas one at a time, in their own words.-Martha Topol, Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.\ \
