Since as of the time of this post, we still don’t have a new baby at our house, I thought today I’d share some of our favorite books that we’ve read with Vera and Cordelia to help prepare them for their new baby brother!
These aren’t in a particular order.
If You Were Born a Kitten by Marion Dane Bauer – sweet book about how different animals are born and what they look like when they are first born
Baby’s Book of the Body – lots of pictures of babies, including body parts (belly button, ears, nose, etc.) and facial expressions (happy, sad, etc.)
On the Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman – celebrating how special each new baby is
The New Baby at Your House by Joanna Cole – longer book with great explanations about how life may change for the older sibling once the new baby comes, as well as details about the baby (what he/she will be able to do, what he/she will eat, etc.)
Mommy’s Little Girl by Ronne Randall – a fun book to teach older children that they were once babies too
The New Baby by Fred Rogers – a classic book explaining what it will be like to have a new baby and to adjust to the changes in the family
Love You Forever by Robert Munsch – a heartwarming book about a mother’s always and forever love, which I cannot read without crying
Our New Baby by Catherine Mackenzie – Christian book about how to show Jesus’ love to the new baby
We Like to Nurse by Chia Martin – pictures and descriptions of different mammals nursing their young
The New Baby – great book about Mommy going to the hospital, older siblings visiting at the hospital, Mommy nursing the new baby, and siblings helping out
Little Mommy by Sharon Kane – one of Vera’s favorite books, depicting a little girl caring for her baby dolls throughout the day
What are some of your family’s favorite “new baby” books?
