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Big Sister, Little Sister

LeUyen Pham - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Board book

The Big one gets new clothes. The Little one gets hand-me-downs. The Big one does everything first. The Little one is always catching up But the little one can do some things well, and can even teach the older one a thing or two?.. Big sisters and little sisters alike will agree: this is a sassy...
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I'd Rather Have an Iguana

Heidi Stetson Mario - Charlesbridge Publishing
Format: Hardcover

When a new baby joins the family, it's hard for his big sister to be excited. She's grossed out by smelly diapers. She misses riding bikes and hunting for frogs in the swamp with Mom. And, no matter how hard he tries, Dad just can't seem to get her braids right. Somehow, a pet iguana...
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It's Not Fair

Anita Harper - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

Putting up with a new baby brother is not fair! Everyone fusses over him. Mom and Dad do everything for him, while older sister has to manage by herself! But could it be that sometimes being older isn't so bad? A big sister begins to see the ups and downs of having a new sibling in this...
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Julius, the Baby of the World

Kevin Henkes - Greenwillow Books
Format: Print book

Lilly is convinced that the arrival of her new baby brother is the worst thing that has happened in their house, until Cousin Garland comes to visit.
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Koala Lou

Mem Fox - Harcourt Children's Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

When Koala Lou’s mother becomes so busy that she forgets to tell her firstborn how much she loves her, Koala Lou enters the Bush Olympics, intending to win an event and her mother’s love all at one time. “A first-rate choice for bedtime, story hour, or reading aloud.”--The...
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My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother

Patricia Polacco - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Audio CD

There's nothing worse than a rotten redheaded older brother who can do everything you can do better! Patricia's brother Richard could run the fastest, climb the highest, and spit the farthest and still smile his extra-rotten, greeny-toothed, weasel-eyed grin. But when little Patricia wishes...
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The Other Dog (Books of Wonder)

Madeleine L'Engle - Chronicle Books
Format: Library Binding

Touche L'Engle-Franklin is confused: Her mistress goes away for several daysand then returns with another dog. But this dog doesn't have a tail. She doesn't have much hair. And she never has to go outside when it's raining. What on earth could the family want with that inferior...
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Peter's Chair

Ezra Jack Keats - Puffin Books; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

Generations of children have read, re-read, and loved Ezra Jack Keats?s award-winning, classic stories about Peter and his neighborhood friends. Now, for the first time, Peter?s Chair, A Letter to Amy, and Goggles! are available in paperback exclusively from Puffin.?A more charming or contemporary...
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The perfect friend

Yelena Romanova - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Print book

Every dog needs a best friend Archie wants someone to play with - a friend who will throw a ball for him to catch. One morning his family leaves the house promising a surprise when they return. Archie is hopeful, but, remembering past surprises, he's not overly optimistic, which is a good...
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Riley and Rose in the Picture

Susanna Gretz - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

In a quirky tale of dueling artists, Susanna Gretz humorously addresses the give-and-take of friendship — and the creative power of self-expression."Now I’m going to draw circles," says Riley."Those are bugs," says Rose."No," says Riley. "They're...
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Walt Disney: Cinderella

Cynthia Rylant - Disney Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

This is a story about darkness and light, about sorrow and joy, about something lost and something found. This is a story about Love.  Cinderella’s story has been told over and over, but never has it been touched by the kind of magic found in this book. Mary Blair painted the original...
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