Books to help children understand new arrivals to the family.
Browse all our recommended parenting books to help you discuss the big issues with your little ones.
Our New Baby
Rachel Greener
Welcoming a new baby is wonderful, but going from being the baby of the family to becoming an older brother or sister can sometimes be a little overwhelming.
This warm and friendly picture book introduces young children to the joys and challenges of having a brand-new sibling. Life with a new baby might look and feel a little bit different but, just like a baby, love only grows!
Martha Maps it Out With Family
Leigh Hodgkinson
Meet Martha’s new sibling and discover families great and small through Martha’s amazing maps, bursting with details and facts.
From their family tree and caring community to the animal kingdom and even outer space, Martha welcomes the new baby to all the wonderful families they share and shows how we are all connected!
Being the Biggest
Molly Mead
Told through the eyes of an oldest child, this comforting picture book gently explores the joys and challenges of being the biggest.
When a baby is born, our narrator eagerly embraces her new role as the family’s big kid. She helps, teaches and leads the way as she discovers the world with her little sibling. But as the first to start school and with so much still to learn, being the biggest starts to feel tricky – fortunately, Mum is on hand to help.
Through playful scenes and moving moments, our narrator learns that sometimes Mum doesn’t feel like being the biggest either, but that with love, support and self-compassion, everything is going to be okay.
A Crinkled Screaming Thing
Sarah Tagholm
When a crinkled screaming baby is born, everything is new and overwhelming, and they do not like it. But Small Big One – a young sibling – knows exactly how to turn tears into laughter, and fear into fun. As the newborn grows, so does their bond with Small Big One. But what will happen when a new crinkled screaming baby arrives?
From the very first cry in a bright white hospital room to tender moments spent together, this is a true celebration of the bond between siblings and the power of love.
Jay Runs Away
Dawn McNiff
There’s a new baby at home, and Jay isn’t sure about her AT ALL. There’s only one option – for Jay to run away with the pirates! Sounds fun and full of adventure, right?
Well, Jay’s letters home soon reveal life on the ship isn’t all pirate parties, sea shanties and pieces of eight. In fact, perhaps a little sister isn’t so bad? And maybe Jay would rather come home after all?
My Sister is a Treasure
Tracy Darnton
A girl takes the terms of endearment her family use at face value when she wonders what it would be like if her new baby sister really was a treasure or a ray of sunshine or a dimply dumpling in this picture book from Tracy Darnton and Yasmeen Ismail.
Oh, Baby, the Places You’ll Go!
Tish Rabe and Dr. Seuss
In this classic Seussian tale, the good doctor prepares his readers against all the little mishaps and misadventures that can befall even the best of us – from bang-ups and hang-ups to lurches and slumps – encouraging them to take life in their stride.
One You
Frances Stickley
Here is a lyrical countdown to your baby coming into the world and a count-up to the memories you’ll make together. One wonderful world, and now, one you. For nine magic months, two hearts beat together, then with ten tiny fingers and ten tiny toes, a new life begins.
Through the magical story of the journey into parenthood, a beautiful message to a child is revealed: nothing else counts more than you. This poetic and poignant book about a child coming into the world would make the perfect gift for new parents, or a beautiful first book for a baby.
Baby, You’re Our Sunshine
Sophie Beer
Babies can be loud like thunder, roly-poly like the clouds, and even jiggly like a raindrop! But all babies bring light and joy into our lives – just like sunshine.
This joyful board book captures all the delights of life with a baby, the wonder of the natural world and the love between parent and child.
Baby Says “Mama”
Michelle Robinson
Baby and Mama are busy every day! Whether they’re saying hello to squirrels in the park or having lunch in the café, Baby has a lot of sounds to make – Ba! Om! Waa!
But Baby hasn’t yet said that delicious, most-coveted word – the one word that every mother loves to hear: ‘Mama’.
In this heartfelt picture book, Baby moves through the world, finding his way to ‘Mama’ through his own exploration of the spoken word.
The Long Way Home
Holly Bourne
Ivy’s baby brother Joel is super cute. He gives really good snuggles, and he makes funny noises and smells. But Baby Joel does not like to sleep. He will only nap in his buggy while it’s moving – which means that Mummy and Ivy go on lots of long walks while he sleeps! Ivy always gets to have a strawberry glitter cupcake afterwards.
Today, though, their walk is full of lots of noisy obstacles to navigate. A noisy street performer – Oh, no! A dozen barking dogs – Oh, help! A helicopter chase? What on earth is going on?! Will Baby Joel stay asleep? Will Ivy get her cupcake? And will Mummy ever get to rest?
Bebelușul nostru superb
Smriti Prasadam-Halls și Eve Coy
Smriti was inspired to write ‘Our Gorgeous Baby’ after reading Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130.
With lyrical humour the story reflects the routine chaos a new baby brings upon a family and – in so doing – shows that even the slurpiest, burpiest, noisiest, smelliest and messiest of babies (multiple night-time wakings included) is no challenge whatsoever to the unbreakable bond and endless and unconditional love, care and affection a family has for their gorgeous baby.
Când am devenit sora ta
Susannah Shane și Britta Teckentrup
Whether they’re adventuring in the forest, sharing berries, or wishing on shooting stars, there’s nothing this little raccoon cub loves more than spending time with their big sister.
With a gentle rhyming text by Susannah Shane and stunning artwork by award-winning and internationally bestselling illustrator Britta Teckentrup, this book makes the perfect gift following the arrival of a new baby.
Când am devenit fratele tău
Susannah Shane și Britta Teckentrup
Whether chasing butterflies, sharing pinecones, or snuggling down at bedtime, there’s nothing this little fox cub loves more than spending time with their big brother.
With a beautifully reassuring, rhyming text, this picture book makes the perfect gift following the arrival of a new baby.
Sona Sharma, cea mai bună soră mai mare
Chitra Soundar și Jen Khatun
Being a big sister to a new baby brings big responsibilities.
One day Amma tells Sona she is going to have a baby, and although she realises that her life is about to change, and while she’s having some difficulty in coming to terms with having to share everything with the new baby – including Amma and Appa, her grandparents and her home – Sona Sharma wants to be the very best big sister she can be.
Gata cu bebelușii!
Madeleine Cook
Sofia’s baby brother is always playing with her toys and demanding all the attention. So when Sofia finds out that she’s going to have ANOTHER new sibling her cheeks turn red and she shouts: ‘NO MORE BABIES!’
This funny book is for children who are worried about the arrival of a new baby and celebrates the special relationship between siblings.
Fratele meu este un avocado
Tracy Darnton și Yasmeen Ismail
It’s hard to wait for a new baby to join the family, especially when it’s still growing inside Mum’s tummy.
But when Dad describes the size of the baby at each stage, one little girl imagines, while she waits, all the fun she can have with her baby brother as a teeny-tiny poppy seed, then a grape, then a lemon.
But she’s not quite sure how she feels about having an avocado for a brother.
Cum va fi cu mine și bebelușul?
Anna Friend și Jake Biggin
Beautifully illustrated and simply written, this picture book offers a moving, yet reassuring, journey through a child’s feelings of anxiety about a new arrival.
With his mum announcing that he will have a new baby brother, Jack is worried what will happen when he arrives. Will Mummy take her love for Jack and give it away?
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