What to Expect When Mommy's Having a Baby (What to Expect Kids)
With a little handholding (or paw-holding) from Angus the Answer Dog,  Mommy's first-born can be guided happily and intelligently through the often  bewildering experience of becoming an older sibling. For children who are about  to lose their only-child status (or their youngest-child status, in larger  families), this read-aloud book is a treasure. On each two-page spread, Angus  asks a question: "Where is the baby?" "How did the baby get in there?" "Can the  baby hear and see me?" "Why doesn't Mommy feel well sometimes?" and more, each  question anticipating the next. He answers these queries with clarity,  sensitivity, and attention to age-appropriateness that will be a huge relief to  parents and children. Each section has a little game or idea to help children  understand what's happening in their family. The introduction invites parents to  add to or edit the information provided, according to their own child-rearing  philosophies.Heidi Murkoff, coauthor of the bestselling pregnancy book,What to Expect When You're  Expecting, writes lucidly and honestly in all the books in the  tremendously appealing What to Expect series for young children, includingWhat to Expect When You Use the  PottyandWhat to Expect  When You Go to the Doctor. Laura Rader's cartoonish illustrations are  fun and reassuring. Poor Angus will be dog-eared in no time! (Ages 2 to 5)--Emilie Coulter