"Will you cuddle me?" asked Wilbur. "Will you give me a ride on your back?" "Soon," said Mother Tiger. Now that Wilbur has a new sister, his mother and father NEVER have any time for him. He waits and waits, but they always have to feed the baby, give her a bath, or find her rubber ducky. And, what good is she anyway? She can't even growl properly! Then Mama sings a special song to the new cub--a song about Wilbur--and puts the warm, soft, smiley baby in his arms. Suddenly, he can't wait to tell the world all about her...Every child who ever had a younger sister or brother--or is one--will want to read this loving story again and again.
I bought this book for my first son when I had his little brother. He loved having me read it to him at the time. He had a lot in common with Wilbur -- the new sibling, the busy parents, the inclination to get too loud and rowdy around a sleeping baby. Two and a half years later, both boys occasionally pick it out for me to read at nap time.
A good book for the new big brother/sister
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
My three year old daughter seemed to really relate to this book. I feel that it helped her to understand that her Mommy is not the only one telling their child to wait a minute while they tend to the baby. She asked me to read it many times and to renew it when it was due back at the library. I will be buying this for a friend's older children upon the birth of her new little one.
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