My New Baby (New Baby Series) | A Sweet & Wonderful Book

My New Baby (New Baby Series) | We recommend it! One of our son's two favorite new baby books.

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	My New Baby (New Baby Series) Child's Play International, 2000 - 14 pages average customer review:based on 70 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A Sweet & Wonderful Book

I absolutely adore this book! The lack of words (which my toddler rarely sits still long enough to hear anyway) means that you can make up explanations for and initiate conversations about the pictures that make sense for YOUR family.

I was delighted to see the emphasis on the positive aspects of having a new baby, as opposed to the "Mommy and Daddy don't love me anymore and I hate the baby" message a lot of these books seem to bear. Why plant negative ideas in your toddler's head when you can show them what a happy experience a new baby can be?

It's also wonderful that these pictures show an active and involved dad--dad takes the kids for a walk, daddy cooks dinner while mom nurses baby, dad changes baby's diaper, etc. So many other books seem to have forgotten about dad, and in my household (where dad takes equal responsibility for parenting duties), it's really important that dad be shown in a postivie light in these books.

Overall, I highly recommend this book to anyone who's preparing to add a new member to the family and wants to prepare their prechooler for all the fun and love there will be in the house after baby's arrival. Top-notch!

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We recommend it! One of our son's two favorite new baby books.

Our son is 2 and preparing for the arrival of new baby. "My New Baby" and "Waiting for Baby" by Annie Kubler are by far his two favorites (out of about eight books on the topic that are written for toddlers). Illustrations are fantastic, and we are happy that the book has no words as we would most likely not use them (we don't speak English to our son, and the absence of the words leaves all members of our family open to creating the story that fits our life most). We love the fact that breastfeeding is pictured (discretely) and that the whole family is portrayed equally involved in the life with the new baby. Our son initiates the readings on his own, about twice a day, and seems genuinely excited about the baby.

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New baby for younger readers

As a mom to a toddler and a newborn, this book has been wonderful. Yes, indeed this book has no text, but I believe the point is to open up a dialog between the parents and the toddler. I wanted a book aimed at younger babies, and that dealt with breastfeeding. My 21 month old had a hard time with my breastfeeding. She didn't understand at all. I sent my mom home for this book. We read it in my hospital bed and talked about the mom nursing. I wish I had done it before the birth to prepare her, but I don't think she would have understood. The book was a lifesaver. As said by other reviewers, most books deal with jealousy, and are really kind of brainwashy about being a "helpful" big sister, and assurances that mommy and daddy love everyone. I didn't want to introduce this concept to my daughter and to plant the idea of jealousy or doubt.

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Excellent for our toddler

Our toddler son loved this book immediately. The illustrations are great, and really show you lots of different things that will happen once baby arrives. It doesn't have text, but for our toddler son that is perfect. We can spend loads of time talking about the pictures and identifying with what's going on in our house. It's really well done.

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