What Baby Needs (Sears Children Library)
PreSchool-Grade 2-Appealing picture books written by  attachment-parenting advocates. In the first title, the  anticipation of a baby is shown as an opportunity for family  members to love and support one another. The text, addressed to  an older sibling, describes both the changes that the family  prepares for and the ways that the baby, growing inside the  mother's uterus, might make her feel: hungry, thirsty, and  tired. Older brothers and sisters are encouraged to see  themselves as competent to contribute at this time. What Baby  Needs is a warm look at how life in the family changes to  accommodate the needs of a newborn, and the care an infant  requires. Both texts are prefaced by notes for adults on what  kind of information and experiences might be helpful or  appropriate to share with a child. In addition, sets of text  bars throughout give parents and youngsters the opportunity to  talk more about the issues raised by the simpler text of the  books. In each book, the lighthearted, full-color cartoons bring  some welcome new images to baby books: breastfeeding,  babywearing (including both a dad and a mom with an infant in a  baby sling), and the newborn snoozing near the parents' bed in  an adjacent co-sleeper. Final pages in both volumes provide  interested adults with notes on attachment parenting, including  its key components (birth bonding, breastfeeding, babywearing,  co-sleeping, and belief in the language value of a baby's  cry).Kathie Meizner, Montgomery County Public Libraries, Chevy  Chase, MDCopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.