Now I'm Growing! I'm a New Big Brother - Little Steps for Big Kids

My son loves this book. I bought it for him along with North American Bear Company Rosy Cheeks Baby Blonde Boy, when I was about 20-24 weeks pregnant so he could start to understand the baby bump and what was going on. He wasn't too enthused about it at first but now that I'm much bigger and the baby is due any time, he wants to read the book several times a day, sleeps with baby doll, tries to put the baby in the car seat and stroller, and gives me the baby when it has a "stinky" diaper. This book has really helped him to sort of get an idea of what is going on and now he is really excited about his new sibling.The book has great pictures in it with limited text so you can elaborate on what is being said. We point out all the people and identify them. I leave for discussion the possibility of him helping with baby by asking if he wants to push the stroller, or help in other ways, or other things to expect and do while baby is sleeping. We also discuss different reasons why babies cry such as hunger, diaper changes, being scare, or just needing to be held.The only things I don't like about the book were that the baby in it is being fed baby food instead of from the breast or bottle. We have to discuss how little babies, like the one in Mama's belly, don't eat peas yet - they eat from the breast and/or from a bottle when Mama's not home.

My 2.5 year old son loves this book; this is great because he's been a bit lukewarm about being a new big brother. I like that the book is specific and is about being a big brother vs big "sibling" or something else gender neutral - he really identifies with the "Big Brother" in the book. The baby is gender neutral, but I don't think that takes away from anything, or if the baby was a boy or a girl, that this would add anything -- my son really is self-focused at this stage so as long as the main character is him and a boy :)The one thing I would caution is that near the end, the book says that after the baby goes to bed, the Big Brother gets to do fun things with Mommy and Daddy after. This is not the case in my household -- both Big Brother and baby go to bed at the same time. So far he hasn't caught onto this fact yet, but in a few weeks (days?) I am sure he will, and this might cause problems with us trying to rush the baby to bed sooner.

Got this and several others after baby number 2 was born. Of all of them this is probably the most requested read. He loves the pictures show things that are just like him... the big brother has a toy dinosaur, toy train etc, which helped him like it.The story is very positive, none of the "can we get rid of the baby" kind of language or focusing on the baby, but all about what the brother can do...so when the baby needs a diaper change, the brother can help by making funny face.My only gripe is that the baby is not really poportrayed solely as an infant. So when the big brother feeds the baby, it is solid food rather than milk. This may be confusing as to why a little baby can't really eat peas....Other than that we love this book. Thankfully. We read it a lot. And so far, two happy siblings.

I got this book for my 2-year-old right after his little brother was born. He found the book fascinating and wanted to read it over and over again.One huge caveat is that the baby in the book is a few months old. It would've made more sense to have a newborn, since we (and many others) used it as a transitioning book.My son did want to push his new brother in the stroller after reading this book. And after a few weeks he also wanted to help clean him in the bath. Very cute for the most part! He hasn't tried to feed him yet, so it seems he hasn't taken the entire book to heart.A question for other parents: is there another book that eases the transition with an older baby? I read that older siblings start to get really jealous once the little one starts to crawl, walk, etc.

This book was absolutely perfect for what we needed! I bought it for a friend who has a little 2 year old boy and she's expecting a baby girl. The book features that exact family of 4. The dad in the book has dark brown hair and the mom has brown hair. There's a page in the book where the mom is rocking the baby in a brown wooden rocking chair and I was so thrilled about that page because my friend has a rocker that looks just like that. It is a super cute book that is from the little boy's perspective about what he can and can't do with his new baby sister. The illustrations are darling and the words are so cute and make the little boy understand about the new baby and also love the new baby and know what to expect when the baby arrives. If I had little boys, I'd buy this for myself. I definitely recommend it! I also received it sooooo quickly in the mail! I couldn't beleve how fast it arrived!!!

We're expecting a new baby soon, and started reading this book with my son a few weeks ago. (We've been working our way through LOTS of big brother/new baby books for the last few months.) More than any other, this book introduced my son to the idea that being a big brother is a milestone to get excited about, and he's now so proud to tell people all about it. The new little one isn't here yet so I have no idea whether this book will inspire my son to be the very exemplary big brother featured in the story. But I know it will be very helpful to have that "big brother" idea in place before the baby arrives, and this book accomplished that.Note that this is not one of those books that covers the difficult aspects of big brotherhood -- it's all smooth sailing and happy feelings here. The family is caucasian, though the younger sibling could be any gender.

Bought this for my first grandson when he became a big brother. It is written as if being told to him specifically. Since he is now beginning to read, this format was easy for him to follow the words and the storyline is cute. I recommend this book to any youngster who is about to become a big brother. It may just help explain how he is not being replaced but instead has an important role in the family and will be very important and special to his little brother/sister as they grow.

Bought for nephew, great thankyou

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Good book

My daughter loved this book to give to my grandson.

This book played a great part prepping my son for his new sister. I'd recommend it to anyone.