I'm A Big Brother Now by Katura J. Hudson

Buy a discounted Paperback of Im A Big Sister Now online from Australias leading online bookstore. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title. Booktopia has Im A Big Sister Now by Katura J. There's plenty of room on the new-baby shelf for this sturdy big brother. Next to them, the bold, sans-serif typeface can look jarring, but it has the advantage of being easy to read for children transitioning into independence. Walker s airy watercolors evince on every page the love the members of this comfortably middle-class, all-black family feel for one another. By the end of the book, the narrator understands more fully the role of big brother and is able knowledgeably to answer Good when Daddy asks how my new job is going. Although the narrator is very close to a big-brother ideal, he does express disgust with stinky diapers, frustration with people telling me to SHHHH because the baby is sleeping, and disappointment when a parent can t play because I have to take care of the baby. He proudly shares that he knew how to dial 911 and call Daddy if the baby came early, a detail absent from most baby-on-the-way books that s presented matter-of-factly and without alarmism.

Hudson lays out a best-case scenario for her narrator and his family: he helps with apparently unflagging cheer. The little boy, who looks to be about 4 or 5, tells readers how he helped Mommy and Daddy before the baby arrived, how he waited with Grandma while his parents were at the hospital, and how he adapts to the new family member. A beautiful little gem of a book, unassuming and universal.A little black boy revels in filling one of the most important roles in the family big brother. Then when the child says that it’s all good at the end, you believe him thanks to the tender beauty of Walker’s art and Hudson’s prose. The boy endures some minor disappointments (like needing to be quiet around the sleeping tot and not being able to engage in loud play). Although the book is snark-free, it doesn’t feel sappy or cloying. I love how Hudson calls the new addition “the baby,” resisting gender specification and thus increasing the title’s universality. Hudson’s succinct, child-friendly first person text walks the audience through what to expect when the baby first arrives (lots of sleeping and dirty diapers). This helpful, resourceful little guy helps even before the baby is born: talking to his mommy’s tummy, painting the baby’s room, and making sure his mother’s bag is by the door when she has to quickly leave for the hospital. Walker’s warm watercolors introduce young readers to a charming boy who cannot wait to take on his exciting new role as big brother. In this loving, emotionally direct new sibling book, Sylvia L. Title: I'm a Big Brother Now By: Hudson, Katura J. Encuentros de Escucha e Intercambio Comunitario.10 am - 8 pm 10 am - 8 pm 10 am - 8 pm 10 am - 8 pm 9 am - 6 pm 9 am - 6 pm 12 pm - 6 pm 10 am - 8 pm 10 am - 8 pm 10 am - 8 pm 10 am - 8 pm 9 am - 6 pm 9 am - 6 pm 12 pm - 6 pm See All Evanston Public Library

I'm A Big Brother Now by Katura J. Hudson