Books on Becoming a Big Sister

[scarlett09]

I'm going to a baby shower on Tuesday for my former boss who is due any moment with her second (a girl). She has another girl, who just turned 3. Besides contributing to a group gift and getting her a little outfit for the new baby, I wanted to get the little girl a gift too. I remember my boss telling me how much she loved to be read to and look at books. Are there any books you would recommend for a 3 year old about becoming a big sister? Or just recommendations for books a 3 year old would like??

TIA!

[poky]

I highly recommend this book, if she doesn't already have it: http://www.amazon.com/Richard-Scarry...ref=pd_sim_b_7

(though it has nothing to do with becoming a big sister!)

[Auspicious]

Our older girl was closer to 2, but we liked this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Im-Big-Sister-.../dp/0688145094
It keeps it simple, goes over the basics, and is positive in talking about the transition.

[peggyfromwastate]

Thanks so much for doing this! I bought a lot of big-sister books-none stick out in my mind as a particularly great or bad. I always love Richard Scarry.

As a mom who has sat there and watched my older kids be disappointed and annoyed at all the baby attention- I just think it's awesome that you remember the older sister. That's very thoughtful and this little girl will be thrilled to pieces just to have something pretty to unwrap all for herself!

[Deebs]

The best gift we got for the big brother/big sister was a pack of color wonder markers and coloring book. It was something they could do while I was nursing DD. The big sister book is a great idea, too.

[scarlett09]

Julie, thanks so much for the recommendation! I put it on hold at a nearby B&N and I'm going to pick it up today. I would have ordered it from Amazon, but considering the holiday weekend, I'm afraid it wouldn't arrive in time.

The big sister was born while I worked at this office and I absolutely adore her, she is so sweet. I'm not sure if she is going to be at this baby shower, as it is happening at the end of the work day on Tuesday. I think I'm going to put it in a gift bag so mom can see it and then she can take it home to the big sister and have her open the bag. Now I just have to go to Babies R Us and pick up a little outfit for the little sister.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Wel...brooke+shields

You may have already found something. This is the one my little girl asked to check out over and over from the library when I was pregnant with my second baby girl.