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Hi, New Baby!

Picture Book Section arranged alphabetically by author


Ahlberg The Baby's Catalogue
Whimsical drawings present the daily routines of babies and their parents.

Andreae There's A House Inside My Mommy
A young boy eagerly awaits the birth of his brother or sister, while imagining that the baby is in a house inside his mother.

Anholt Aren't you Lucky!
A sister doesn't feel so lucky to have a new baby in the house until she discovers all the things they can do together.

Anholt Sophie and the New Baby
Sophie waits through the seasons of the year for her sibling to be born and then experiences mixed feelings about the new baby.

Ballard I Used to Be the Baby
A young boy helps his mother take care of his baby brother.

Baxter Babies
Activities are included to help a child understand infant development.

Boelts You're a Brother, Little Bunny!
Life isn't quite the same for Little Bunny after baby Kale is born, but he learns to love being a big brother.

Carlstrom Kiss Your Sister, Rose Marie!
Rose Marie wants to be loud when she should be quiet, rough when she should be gentle.

Clifton Everett Anderson's Nine Month Long
Everett has welcomed a new father, and now needs to welcome a new baby into his family.

Cutler Darcy and Gran Don't Like Babies
Darcy and Gran are not happy about the idea of a new baby coming, but they change their minds after the birth.

Dahl Babies, Babies, Babies
Brother and sister have all sorts of questions about what the new baby will be like.

Davies Wilbur Waited
Although Wilbur the tiger is not very happy to have a new baby sister, he finds that she is nicer than he thought.

De Paola The Baby Sister
When he learns that his mother is going to have a baby, Tommy is excited and hopes the baby will be a sister.

Dunbar The Spring Rabbit
Little Rabbit has a long wait until spring for a new baby.

Falwell We Have a Baby
A family has a new baby to love, watch, touch, and care for.

Fearnley A Special Something
A girl imagines what could be inside her mother's tummy.

Galbraith Waiting for Jennifer
While waiting for the baby, Nan chooses the name Jennifer and is surprised when the baby is a boy.

Gliori New Big Sister
A little girl tells about her mother's pregnancy and the birth of twins.

Goodman Bernard Wants A Baby
Bernard the young elephant hopes for a baby brother and gets more than he wished for.

Gregory Shirley's Wonderful Baby
Shirley doesn't share her family's sentiment that their new baby is wonderful until Ms. Mump, the babysitter, comes to visit.

Harris Happy Birth Day!
A mother tells her child about his first day of life from the moment of birth through the end of the birth day.

Henderson The Baby Dances
This story follows a baby's first year.

Henderson Newborn
The big world awaits a little newborn baby.

Henkes Julius, the Baby of the World
Lilly finds her new brother disgusting until the day she needs to defend him.

Hiatt Baby Talk
Joey connects with his new baby brother by speaking his own special language with him.

Hines Big Like Me
A boy tells his sister all the things he will show her as she grows.

Hoban A Baby Sister for Frances
There's a mild case of jealousy within a loving and understanding badger family.

Hutchins You'll Soon Grow into Them, Titch
Titch has always been on the receiving end of hand-me-downs and now is eager to share his old clothes with a new baby.

Keats Peter's Chair
Peter begins to feel the importance of his big brother role.

Keller Geraldine's Baby Brother
Geraldine resents all the attention her baby brother gets, until she spends some time with him.

Laing Best Kind of Baby
When her parents tell her that her mother is expecting a baby, Sophie imagines that she will have a baby mouse or puppy or monkey.

Levinson Me Baby!
Danny seeks attention when his aunts and uncles come over to see his new baby sister.

London Froggy's Baby Sister
Froggy hoped for a brother to play with so he is disappointed with his new baby sister, Pollywogilina, but only until she is old enough to start learning from her big brother.

Lund Tell Me My Story, Mama
As they look forward to the arrival of a new baby, a mother tells her young daughter of the time when they waited for her to be born.

Markes I Can't Talk Yet, But When I Do…
This big thank-you of a book looks at what a baby would say to his older siblings--whether thanking them for an ice cream cone or for teaching him how to sing.

Mayer The New Baby
The new baby takes some getting used to, but she's worth.

McClelland This Baby
Andrew sulks when he hears about the new baby until he realizes how much his parents need him.

Ormerod 101 Things to Do With a Baby
A little girl tells 101 things she can do with her baby brother.

Penn A Pocket Full of Kisses
Chester Raccoon is worried that his mother does not have enough love for both him and his new baby brother.

Rogers The New Baby
Mister Rogers explains the needs of toddlers faced with a new baby in the family and some of the changes a baby can cause.

Ross When You Were a Baby
A parent describes a baby's world and how the baby develops.

Shute How I Named the Baby
Waiting for the baby to be born, a family discusses possible names.

Snyder One Up, One Down
Katie is busy taking care of her twin brothers.

Stimson Big Panda, Little Panda
After the arrival of a new baby, Little Panda's mother starts calling him Big Panda, but it takes him a while to adjust to his new role.

Sykes Little Tiger's Big Surprise!
Little Tiger thinks babies are disgusting, noisy and funny looking until he meets his own little sister.

Thomas A Baby's Coming to Your House!
Discusses the changes that may take place when a new baby is expected.

Vigna Couldn't We Have a Turtle Instead?
When Lizzie's mother tells her that she is having a baby, Lizzie proposes a number of alternatives - such as having a turtle.

Weston Bad Baby Brother
Sometimes a baby can be a bother to a 4-year-old sister.

Wilkes See How I Grow
Photographs show what to expect in baby's first eighteen months.

Williams Poppy's First Year
During baby Poppy's first year, brother Sam is sometimes impatient, but usually proud.

Winter A Baby Just Like Me
Martha is comforted to learn that her mother loves her as much as she loves the baby.

Wishinsky Oonga Boonga
It is the big brother who finally gets Baby Louise to stop crying.

Ziefert Talk, Baby!
Max spends a whole year teaching his new baby sister to talk.

Ziefert Waiting for Baby
Max tries to encourage the birth of the new baby by talking to his mother's tummy.

Easy Fiction Section: arranged alphabetically by author


Berenstain The Berenstain Bear's New Baby
Small Bear outgrows the bed his father made him when he was a baby--and none too soon

Holmes My Sister the Sausage Roll
Although she does not like having a baby sister, Eloise keeps an eye on her while her father is away and finds herself learning to love her.

Howe Pinky and Rex and the New Baby
Determined to be a good big sister, Rex starts spending all her time with the baby her family has adopted, making her neighbor Pinky fear that he has lost her friendship.

Hurwitz Elisa in the Middle
Five-year-old Elisa has an older brother and a new baby brother, but her elderly neighbor says the middle is the best, just like filling the sandwich.

Galbraith Room mates and Rachel
Beth and Mimi find their lives changed in both good and bad ways after the arrival of their new baby sister Rachel.

Guest Iris and Walter and Baby Rose
Iris' baby sister Rose is a very, very fussy baby, and Grandpa takes Iris out for a special day without the baby.

Gutman Lisa's Baby Sister
Lisa is very unhappy about the arrival of her new baby sister.

Park Junie B. Jones & a Little Monkey Business
Through a misunderstanding, Junie B. thinks that her new baby brother is really a baby monkey, and her report of this news creates excitement and trouble in her kindergarten class.

Weissman Come! Sit! Speak!
Ariel wants a puppy but gets a baby sister instead.


Easy Non-Fiction Section: arranged by call number


306.8/jG/E Green
Our New Baby

306.8/jH/E Helmer
Let's Talk About Having a New Brother or Sister

306.85/jH/E Hughes
First Brother or Sister

306.85/jL/E Lasky
Love That Baby!

306.85/jM/E Murkoff
What to Expect When the New Baby Comes Home

612/jR/E Rockwell
Hello Baby!

612.6/jG/E Ganeri
Birth and Growth

612.6/jM/E MacKinnon
Baby's First Year

612.6/jR/E Royston
Where Do Babies Come From?

612.63/jC/E Cole
How You Were Born

612.63/jS/E Sears
Baby On the Way

612.65/jH/E Heiligman
Babies

649.1/jD/E Douglas
Baby Science: How Babies Really Work!


Parent's Collection: arranged by call number


306.8/jC Cole
The New Baby At Your House

306.8/jL Lansky
A New Baby At Koko Bear's House

jC/P Collins
Waiting for Baby Joe
(a story about premature birth)

jM/P Murphy-Melas
Watching Bradley Grow; A Story about Premature Birth

jV/E Venezia
How to be an Older Brother or Sister (What to Expect When It Happens to You)


Also - check our New Baby theme bag that contains several books to help your child welcome a new baby.