All of a sudden she becomes one of two and is not happy with her new role as big sister. Mom and Dad are fully occupied with that baby. Even though she is assured that he is her baby, too, sister decides she'd rather have an iguana. Big sister discovers that a little brother can be a friend and a joy and that change doesn't have to be bad. Amid the commotion and disrupted routines, the unnamed little girl sulks, and in response to the adult assumption that she's glad to have a new brother, wishes she'd been given an iguana instead.
Life is just too different.
But finally, after many tribulations and much buildup, the baby smiles at her, and predictably, all is resolved happily. The lively, colored-pencil and watercolor illustrations are full of comic energy. Read additional reviews for this and other Charlesbridge titles.