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I'm Going to be a Big Sister | 
 enlarge | Author: Brenda Bercun
Creator: Sue Gross
Publisher: Nurturing Your Children Press
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 13536
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 8.4 x 0.3
ISBN: 097671986X
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.231
EAN: 9780976719861
ASIN: 097671986X
Publication Date: March 15, 2006
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Product Description
Amanda's mommy is pregnant and Amanda is going to be a big sister. In this story Amanda learns about preparing for the new baby's arrival and what it truly means to be a big sister. Winner of the iParenting Media Book Awards Best of 2007.
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 Not appropriate for a 2-3 year old November 3, 2008
While this book starts very innocent about half way it gets quite graphic using words like birth canal and uterus with pictures that I felt were a little strong for a 2 year old. This is likely a great book for a 4-5 year olds and up. I ended up returning it as I felt the content was a bit much for a 2-3 year old.
 this book is NOT graphic November 2, 2008
I just had to respond and say I'm very disappointed to read that a few reviewers found this book "graphic." There is one page in the book that shows a mommy's belly (really mostly a profile view) with a uterus and a baby inside. There is a very vague line that is supposedly the "birth canal" and the line goes off into ambiguousness since the legs are profile. The text says nothing except that baby is in mommy's uterus and when it gets too big for the uterus, it comes out the birth canal. I find it disturbing how strong of a reaction this has gotten by readers. Why is the female anatomy so shameful? Regardless, the detail is so vague, that I'm sure if someone is disturbed by it, there are easy ways to brush off this conversation. I have decided to raise my daughter to know and understand her body, not to treat the subject in a shameful dirty way. This book is beautifully and tastefully done. Please don't strike it from your list because of these reviews.
Pretty Good Until the Graphic Drawing of Reproductive Parts October 16, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I think this book was a good way to talk about the changes mommy will be going through as the baby grows inside her, but personally, I felt like the explanation of how the baby will come out is TOO much information for my 3 year old. Plus, I am having a c-section which is a completely different topic of discussion. We just skipped that page (I may follow another person's review and cut the page out altogether). I may save the page in case one day my daughter asks me those kinds of questions. I may not use it as my tool for showing her, but I may use it to give me ideas about how to appropriately explain it to her depending on her age and ability to handle that kind of information. I know that this particular issue is a matter of opinion and preference among families. I believe it was the author's effort to reach a wider range of age groups and to bring up an honest subject. Just handle it the way you feel is best.
I'm going to be a big sister August 26, 2008
THis book is pretty cute. My daughter is 5 and liked it. She wanted me to change the names in the book to read her as the main character. This book tells about little things like small objects and toys to keep away from the baby and what the baby should play with and little details of how important the big sister is too. It also shows a little about how the baby is born.
Awesome book to help prepare daughter for new sibling... July 25, 2008
This book is very informational on a child's level. My daughter will be 4 in a couple of weeks and she understands it well. The book gets your child to know 'amanda' the character in the book whose mommy is expecting. It tells about mommy's physical changes and the developing baby's changes. It also eases the mind by telling your older child that she will get to spend time with grandma while mommy's at the hospital. Great book! Highly recommended!!
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