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Title: Not the best to prepare a toddler/preschooler for a new sibling
Review: I really like most of the other Mercer Mayer books I've read, but I didn't like this one. It left me saying "Critter babies may be able to do that, but I will be a long time before your sister will." For example. it shows her holding her own bottle, and holding her head up during tummy time. The time it will take a human baby to learn to do that will seem like forever to a two- or three-year-old. I also didn't like that it encourages Little Critter to let her grab his nose. I don't want uncoordinated hands with possibly sharp nails near big brother's eyes. This baby cries or ignores when Little Critter makes faces, tells jokes, and shows her picture books, and while I agree that babies won't always be up for that, I think that kind of attention is worth a try. My favorite book for siblings-to-be isI'm a Big BrotherorI'm a Big Sisterby Joanna Cole.
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