Reading Lists
New Sibling(s)
Juvenile Non-Fiction | Juvenile Video
Picture Books & Easy Readers
Alexander, Martha
Nobody Asked Me If I Wanted a Baby Sister (JE ALE)
Resenting the attention
and praise lavished on his new baby sister, Oliver tries to give her
away to several people in the neighborhood.
Alexander, Martha
When the New Baby Comes, I’m Moving Out (JE ALE)
Oliver is going to be
a big brother, and doesn't like the idea one bit.
Ballard, Robin
When I Am a Sister (JE BAL)
Papa tells his daughter
what will change and what will stay the same after he and his new wife
have a baby.
Berenstain, Stan
The Berenstain Bears and Baby Makes Five (JE BER)
Sister Bear is upset
by all the attention her new baby sister is receiving.
Berenstain, Stan
The Berenstain Bears’ Easter Surprise (JE BER)
As the Berenstain Bears
prepare to celebrate Easter, Papa, Mama, and Brother reminisce about
another Easter when Brother was given a very special surprise.
Berenstain, Stan
The Berenstain Bears’ New Baby (JE BER)
Small Bear outgrows the
bed his father made him when he was a baby--and none too soon.
Berenstain, Stan
The Birds, the Bees, and the Berenstain Bears (JE BER)
When Mama announces that
she is going to have a baby, Sister Bear is curious about where the
baby came from and how it is going to get out of Mama's body.
Bourgeois, Paulette
Franklin and the Baby (JE BOU)
When
Brown, Marc
Arthur’s Baby (JE BRO)
Arthur isn't sure he
is happy about the new baby in the family, but when his sister asks
for his help in handling the baby, Arthur feels much better.
Bunting, Eve
Our Teacher’s Having a Baby (JE BUN)
As the months pass during
first-grade teacher Mrs. Neal's pregnancy, her class gets involved writing
letters to the baby, thinking up possible names for it, and designing
a baby room on the bulletin board.
Bunting, Eve
Twinnies (JE BUN)
A little girl gradually
becomes reconciled to her new twin sisters.
Burningham, John
The Baby (JE BUR)
A little boy describes
his feelings about the new baby at his house.
Collins, Pat Lowery
Waiting for Baby Joe (JE
Text and photographs
describe what happens when Missy's brother Joe is born prematurely and
needs special care in the hospital, disrupting family routines and causing
Missy to feel confused and left out.
Cooke, Trish
So Much (JE COO)
Relatives arriving in
succession give in to their desire to squeeze and kiss and play with
the baby.
Craig, Helen
Angelina’s Baby Sister (JE HOL)
Angelina's excitement
over the arrival of a new baby turns to jealousy when her little sister
becomes the center of attention.
Cutler, Jane
Darcy and Gran Don’t Like Babies (JE CUT)
Darcy and Gran are not
happy about the idea of a new baby coming, but they change their minds
after the birth.
Would They Love a Lion? (JE DEN)
Feeling neglected because
of the family's new baby, Anna transforms herself into different animals
hoping to be noticed.
DePaola, Tomie
The Baby Sister (JE DEP)
When he learns that his
mother is going to have a baby, Tommy is very excited and hopes that
the baby will be a sister.
Gliori, Debi
Mr. Bear’s New Baby (JE GLI)
Mr. and Mrs. Bear and
the other forest animals despair of ever getting Baby Bear to stop crying
and go to sleep, but Small Bear knows just how to solve the problem.
Godfrey, Jan
Sam’s New Baby (JE GOD)
Describes the activities
and changes involved in having a new baby in the house and the feelings
experienced by the older brother.
Henkes, Kevin
Julius, the Baby of the World (JE HEN)
Lilly is convinced that
the arrival of her new baby brother is the worst thing that has happened
in their house until Cousin Garland comes to visit.
Hoban, Russell
A Baby Sister For
A little girl is jealous
when her new baby sister seems to get all the attention.
Horowitz, Ruth
Mommy’s Lap (JE HOR)
To Sophie's distress,
her quiet times on Mommy's lap are disrupted by the new baby growing
inside Mommy, but once the baby arrives there is room for Sophie on
Mommy's lap again.
Keller, Holly
Geraldine’s Baby Brother (JE KEL)
Geraldine resents all
the attention her baby brother gets, until she spends some time with
him.
Knight, Joan
Opal in the Closet (JE KNI)
Feeling left out following
the birth of her new sibling, Opal plays an annoying game with her family.
Kueffner, Sue
Our New Baby (JE READ KUEFFNER)
A sister initially resents
but then comes to love her new baby brother.
Mayer, Mercer
The New Baby (JE MAY)
The new baby takes some
getting used to, but she's worth it.
Palatini, Marge
Good As Goldie (JE PAL)
Goldie the big sister
lists all the things that she can do that Nicholas her baby brother
cannot.
Rockwell, Lizzy
Hello Baby! (JE ROC)
A young boy describes
how a new baby is growing inside his mommy and tells what it is like
when his new sister comes home from the hospital.
Schwartz, Amy
A Teeny, Tiny Baby (JE SCH)
A two-week-old baby describes
the many activities he enjoys, both at home and out in the busy city.
Shields, Carol
Diggery
I Wish My Brother Was a Dog (JE SHI)
An older sibling imagines
how much better it would be if brother Andy were a dog instead of a
baby, doing tricks and being banished to the outside when he got too
noisy.
Shute, Linda
How I Named the Baby (JE SHU)
As he waits for the baby
to be born, a young boy and his family try to come up with the best
name possible. Includes lists of girls' and boys' names and their meanings.
Titherington, Jeanne
When his baby brother
is moved into his bedroom, Ben goes elsewhere in search of a place of
his own but finds himself longing for company of some kind.
Walter, Mildred
Pitts
My Mama Needs Me (JE WAL)
Jason wants to help,
but isn't sure that his mother needs him at all after she brings home
a new baby from the hospital.
Weston, Martha
Bad Baby Brother (JE WES)
Four-year-old Tessa is
impatient with her new baby brother William.
Ziefert, Harriet
Waiting for Baby (JE ZIE)
Max's mommy is going
to have a baby. Although Max talks to his mother's tummy and even sings
to it, nothing seems to make the baby get here faster.
Juvenile Fiction
Horwitz, Johanna
Elisa in the Middle (JUV FIC HOROWITZ)
Five-year-old Elisa has
an older brother and a new baby brother, but her grandmother says the
middle is the best, just like the filling in a sandwich.
Mills, Claudia
Dynamite Dinah (JUV FIC MILLS)
Mischievous Dinah struggles
to remain the center of attention when her baby brother comes home from
the hospital and her best friend gets a lead role in the class play.
O’Connor,
Jane
Lauren and the New Baby (JUV FIC OCONNOR)
Lauren is excited at
the prospect of a new baby in the house, but her best friend Marsha
is afraid it will spoil their friendship.
Young Adult Fiction
Lantz, Francess Lin
Someone to Love (YA FIC LANTZ)
Although at odds with
her parents over their decision to adopt a baby, fifteen-year-old Sarah
finds herself drawn to the birth mother, who is having second thoughts
about giving up her child.
Juvenile Non-Fiction
Cole, Joanna
The New Baby at Your House (JUV 306.875 COLE)
Describes the activities
and changes involved in having a new baby in the house and the feelings
experienced by the older brothers and sisters.
Lansky, Vicki
A New Baby at Koko Bear’s House (JUV 306.875 LANSKY)
Mama and Papa Bear share
their exciting news--there's going to be a new baby bear. This illustrated
story shares KoKo's experiences during pregnancy, birth, and Mama's
homecoming--even a bit of jealousy.
Rogers, Fred
The New Baby (J306.875 ROG)
Explains the needs of
toddlers faced with a new baby in the family and some of the changes
and disruptions the baby can cause in the life of the older brother
or sister.
Stein, Sara Bonnett
That New Baby (JUV 306.87 STE)
Side-by-side texts explain
to the child what to expect when a new baby enters a family and helps
parents deal with the rivalry that develops.
Juvenile Video
A New Baby In My House (JUV VIDEO NEW)
Young Snuffy is having
trouble adjusting now that he is not the only child in the family.