My New Baby

I bought this book for my 2 year old daughter to prepare her for new baby... We had gone through the book many times before the baby arrived to make her aware ... Now its been over 4 months since baby has arrived and she still opens the book daily and matches our daily activities with those in the book, smiles and keep it back... She is so in love with this book that she use to sleep with it sometime back... I feel as if it has become her reference book :-) For me..it is a must for any parent trying to prepare their child for a sibling....

Amazing book.Loved it.

Great book for older sibling(s). Covers all aspects of what they should expect to see with a new baby around the house.

Nice way to introduce the baby but could’ve been written better

Excellent book

This really helps when you have a 2 year old with a new born...

This book is a step on from the pregnancy book from what's happening with mummy to setting out expectations and experiences that may happen when a new baby arrives. The previous one was great to explain what was going on and so we switched from the pregnancy one to this from 28 weeks to help our now 3 year old process the kind of things that may happen, ask questions and role play with her dolly before her little sister arrives. It uses comparison in many pages as a developmentally friendly way of engaging with the target ages' comprehension- why do I use the potty while baby uses nappies? I eat food whilst baby has milk? But also explains other things like going for a walk and still spending time with mummy and daddy. The good thing about this book is if you are intending on breastfeeding it is treated very naturally here, no hoohah or over-explaining, just natural that baby is breastfed, other books I've seen emphasise bottles which is great for bottle feeders but confusing for this age group if you intend to breastfeed. A downside is whilst somewhat androgynous (I'm leaning both children are boys) this book isn't as ethnically ambiguous as others in the collection with clearly blonde Caucasian children, for some it won't matter, for others visual representation is important, you need to decide where you stand. Overall an excellent book to prepare your circa 18mo-4 year old for a new sibling and the changes and differences in life shown in a gentle, positive and developmentally supportive manner.

Bought this book based on other reviews, I must say, I was not disappointed. My son is 18 months old, he recently started showing an interest in books so we decided to get him a couple. My wife is getting to be late in her pregnancy now (27 weeks) with a boy, so our 18 month old will be a big brother soon! After reading reviews of other parent's experiences with their children, using this book as a tool to help them gain an understanding of what's going on with mommy, etc..we bought it, and our experience with using it as a tool so far has had some decent results. My son really likes this book, I'll actually catch him laying on his stomach in his room "reading" the book (it's almost always upside down lol but still), its not too long, so I can quickly move thru the book and hold his attention. I've switched it up a little bit to fit our situation better like other parents suggested and it seems to intrigue him more, like I use his name and what his baby brother's name will be while reading the book. It's hard to say whether or not he truly understands whats going to happen, but this book is a good buy, and has been a good tool so far to introduce to my LO the idea of his little brother and daily life with a new baby. In terms of size, this book was a great size in my opinion, not too big, but it wasn't tiny either, it's what I would consider to be a 'normal' size. It's ab 3/4 the size of a sheet of computer paper, to put it in perspective for those curious about it. Also, its sturdy, its held up pretty good so far, my 18 month old gave it his best shot (boys will be boys), but thankfully wasn't able to destroy this book, I bought another, different book at the same time I bought this one, and needless to say, that one bit the bullet quick. You can't beat the price of this book either, it's a good deal/buy. I highly recommend it.

Great illustrations. Perfect for a two year old. Colourful, lightweight book that has become a daily favourite. Would definitely recommend

Super bonito y útil para mi niña de 2 años que será hermana en unos días

Libro molto carino in inglese. È bello perché i bambini raffigurati sono vestiti in maniera da non fare capire il genere, in modo che ogni bambino/a possa immedesimarsi meglio nella storia. Oltretutto questo è il primo libro per bambini che sfoglio dove è presente una pagina nella quale la mamma allatta. Al mio nipotino di due anni è piaciuto molto.