The Year of the Baby (An Anna Wang novel) (An Anna Wang novel, 2)

Anna loves her baby sister, Kaylee, whom her parents adopted from China. They have had Kaylee for three months, but she has not gained much weight because she won’t eat. So, Anna and her friends, Laura and Camille, decide to help out. They take matters into their own hands and start investigating to see if they can get Kaylee to eat more. The girls make it into their school science project. They try different foods, music and languages to see what will make Kaylee more comfortable and happy and want to eat! Will their scientific research work?What I thought - This is a great book. I like how Anna’s family is of Chinese heritage (Anna was born in the USA, where they live) and they adopted Kaylee from China. That shows a different type of adopted family than you usually read about. The book is great for younger kids. I like how Anna and her friends think of a way to get Kaylee to eat. It shows how much Anna and her friends care for Kaylee. I think this is a cute story that boys and girls would like. I like Ms. Cheng’s writing style. She makes her characters believable and you care about them. I think books like this, ones that show happy “normal” adoptive families, send a great message to all kids, adopted or bio.

Absolutely loved it! I was very pleased at the excellent science the girls do for the science experiment. Their observations and setting up an experiment with clear, recordable outcomes is perfect. But, this books is not a science book, it's a beautiful and thoroughly believable story of a girl - and her relationships with her family and friends, especially her new baby sister. So sweet and touching, so many hidden glimpses of real life struggles (like being a Chinese-American), having a working mom, substitute teacher, etc.

Great series that introduces other cultures and relationship dynamics to young readers. My 9 yo loved this whole series! The variety of topics in each booj made it so interesting and my child enjoyed following the age progression of characters.

Sequel to Year of the Book. My daughter read the first one and loved it so much she wanted us to search for other books by the same author. We found other "Year of..." and have ordered. When this one arrived, she read it in less than 24 hours and has reminded me she'd like the others.

I loved this book! It has such a great lead and a great .........we'll......everything!'Can't wait to read year of the fortune cookie!'' I read this in college and now I have kids and their reading it and loving it! I was actually one of the few people to have a sighed copy. GO READ IT BEST BOOK EVER.

Excellent book not only for the story of a Chines American girl, but the study of the scientific method.

I bought for my 9 year old daughter. She loved it. She also loved The Year of the Book which she consumed many many many times a few years ago (around 7?). My sense is these books are probably more in tune with 7-8 year olds, but this is a good one.

I really liked it but make sure to read the" Year Of The Book" first or you won't know what's going on!!!!I would recommend this book to people who like simple books .Very plan and some chapters can be boring !!!!!!!!!!!