Will it be a Baby Brother?
What's This Book About
A baby is on the way. Edward’s mom is having a baby and everyone is excited. There is so much to do and so many things to think about. What will the baby’s name be? What will the baby wear? Most important of all—will it be a boy or a girl? Edward wants a baby brother. He waits and wonders and gets ready to fill the crib with a dump truck, wooden train, and other toys. Then the big day comes. Will Edward’s mom come home with his brother or his sister in this Society of School Librarians International Honor Book?
What Kind of Book is Will it be a Baby Brother?
Reviews
Well, here's a parade of gender stereotypes for your unsuspecting toddler. Yes, the message in the very end is that even though Edward's new sibling is a girl, he likes her anyway (imagine that). However, it spends all but about two pages of the book pushing the ideas that the new baby's gender is the most important thing about it, that all of his or her activities will be dictated by their gender (something that's never resolved at all), and that a brother is clearly preferable. No thank you.
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Eve Bunting has written more than two hundred books for young readers, including Pirate Boy (Holiday House), The Wedding, and Smoky Night (HMH Books for Young Readers), the winner of the 1995 Caldecott Medal. She lives in southern California.
Beth Spiegel is the illustrator of First Grade Stinks! by Barbara Bottner and Samantha Jane’s Missing Smile by Julie Kaplow and Donna Pincus. She lives in Altadena, California.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781590784396
- Publication Date
- September 1, 2010
- Publisher
- Highlights
- Page Count
- 32
- Words Per Page
- 15
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 2 - 5 years
- Est. Lexile® Level
- ~281L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~I
- ATOS® Book Level
- 2.2
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 138665
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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