Review: One of the best in this category
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2012
Hey, Little Sister by Karin Cox takes a young boy's perspective on his mother's pregnancy. I read many such books to my oldest son while we awaited the arrival of his younger brother, and this one is one of the best.The most important thing that this book does is leave much of the "technical" information to the parents to discuss. Many other books in this area provide information or ask questions that not all parents are ready or willing to discuss with their child or children. This also leaves this book open to a much larger audience because it can be tailored specifically to the developmental readiness of the particular child.While some may see it as a problem that Zac's questions are never answered, I see this as a big bonus to parents. There is no need to contradict information in the book and it leaves room for parents to provide the information they see fit.I also enjoyed, and so did my oldest, the fun way that the older sibling talks to his sister throughout the story. When we were awaiting the arrival of his younger brother, I encouraged my son to talk to his brother just as Zac does in this story.I highly recommend this for children from around 3 into kindergarten as they wait to become older siblings.