Waiting for Baby (New Baby)

Please publisher take note, the 'like new' copies of this edition are now £40 or so, because the new edition you've published is just awful in comparison, ugly pictures and the addition of words has made it much worse.This version is a lovely book, with a gender-indeterminate child which makes it very flexible. Illustrations by Annie Kubler just naturally appeal to toddlers (all her books are winners with my children), and the pictures illustrate real life before and after baby in a way toddlers will easily recognise. We are still reading it 18 months after the baby was born!

This book has lovely illustrations, including breastfeeding mother which I have found refreshing in comparison to the majority of books which show baby being bottle-fed.We can tell the story to suit our daughter, "look, here's you giving Mummy's tummy a kiss!", "remember when we went to the doctor and had a look at the baby in Mummy's tummy?" etc..And as she gains a greater understanding we can change the story to include more detail.a great book for any age.

Bought to read to my daughter. I was worried about how she was going to react to a baby taking over her space so thought better forewarned!!I loved this book and have recommended it to all of my friends. The pictures are great. It shows what can happen when a baby comes along. I especially liked that "Daddy" had to do jobs around the house because Mummy was so tired. And of course Daddy can just be a friend if there isn't a male in the household.When my son came along, my daughter who was nearly 2 by this time knew exactly what was happening. Whether this is down to the book or just the situation I will never know however it gave me peace of mind that I was preparing her for her brother!

This seems to be a lovely little book. I'm currently pregnant and just told our 3 year old he's going to be a big brother, although excited he has been a tad anxious. We brought this book along with as as nice visual ways to show him what's going to happen. We have sat down several time together where he has chosen to look at this book, over and over again. It doesn't have any words, but we like this as it is a great conversation book. My son spends a lot of time on a couple of pages talking about what's happening then wanting to role play this himself. My son has gone back to this book independently several times and seems to enjoy the pictures. It is great for introducing the processes for getting ready for a new baby, however others books alongside this about being a sibling would help.

I really like the format that lets you tell your own story about what's happening, but I found quite a few pages not relevant to our situation and difficult to explain, eg going to the hospital for a scan (we didn't take my daughter with us) and decorating the baby's room (the new baby will have to share a room). Some pages have really had an impact though, especially the page about visiting the doctor for a check up. Overall I have found this book less helpful than its companion My New Baby

it helped a lot to introduce the expected new baby to my daughter.

Great book for helping my granddaughter understand as we wait for her baby brother to be born. She loves it.

I think it will help my grandson to understand about his unborn sister arriving later this year