THE BIG EVENT

A New Baby in the Family

THERE'S A HOUSE INSIDE MY MUMMY
£4.99
by Giles Andreae & V.Cabban
ISBN 1841210684, Orchard Books
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A real sense of growth and time is reassuringly conveyed through simple thyme as a young boy imagines what it's like inside Mummy's 'tummy house'.
DOUBLE THE LOVE
£4.99
by Bernard Ashley & C.Thompson
ISBN 1841212784, Orchard Books
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The new baby is almost incidental in this story of a mixed race family which celebrates difference and nurtures individuality.
I WANT A SISTER
£5.99
by Tony Ross
ISBN 0006647308, HarperCollins
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Getting used to the idea of having a little Prince as a brother is not easy for anyone as strong-minded as the Little Princess with a surprise up her royal sleeve!
MR BEAR'S NEW BABY
£4.99
by Debi Gliori
ISBN 1841215759, Orchard Books
(New edition April 2006)
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Mr Bear's attempts to pacify a wakeful baby and big sister's artful solution strike a familiar and hunourous chord.
ZA-ZA'S BABY BROTHER
£5.99
by Lucy Cousins
ISBN 0744570263, Walker Books
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Life is not the same for Za-Za with a baby in the house, but it has its compensations.
DAISY AND THE EGG
£5.99
by Jane Simmons
ISBN 1843622734, Orchard Books
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Luminous close-ups of river life give a stunning and original twist to a universal theme.
DR XARGLE'S BOOK OF EARTHLETS
£4.99
by Jeanne Willis & Tony Ross
ISBN 1842700677, Andersen Press
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This alien's view of earth babies is a must for all unsuspecting new parents.
ROSIE'S BABIES
£4.99
by Martin Waddell
ISBN 0744523354, Walker Books
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Rosie compares baby's bedtime ritual to how well she looks after her own bear and rabbit babies.
TRUELOVE
£5.99
by Babette Cole
ISBN 0099433052, Red Fox
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Not so much sibling rivalry as Truelove's doggy nose being put out of joint by the arrival of a new family member.
BILLY AND BELLE
£5.99
by Sarah Garland
ISBN 1845070380, Frances Lincoln
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An especially warm, reassuring story of an eventful and chaotic day in a mixed race family.
HOW DO I FEEL ABOUT OUR NEW BABY
£5.99
by Jen Green
ISBN 0749636300, Franklin Watts
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One of an imaginative series about feelings in which young children talk about their experiences.
MUMMY LAID AN EGG
£5.99
by Babette Cole
ISBN 0099299119, Red Fox
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The facts of life as they've never before been presented, with Cole's trademark exuberance and humour.

 

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