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32 pp.
| Simon/Beach Lane |
November, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-8686-7$16.99
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Robert Neubecker.
For freshly minted older siblings, this tongue-in-cheek diatribe offers comic relief and sage advice. Sophie Peterman, veteran big sister, doesn't mince words: "Babies are...YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE!" Neubecker's bold and friendly cartoonlike illustrations are a good match for Sophie's strong personality and enhance the humor in her impassioned narrative. Fellow new-sibling survivors will feel a kinship with this tell-it-like-it-is reporter.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2010