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Appelt, Kathi

Brand-New Baby Blues

32 pp. | HarperCollins/Harper | January, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-053233-8 $16.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Kelly Murphy. A new big sister sings the blues: "Once everything was peachy, / once everything was fine. / Now my brand-new baby brother / takes up all my mama's time." Appelt's rhymes are, occasionally, a reach, but older siblings will easily relate to the pensive narrator. Murphy's illustrations feature mood ring–like backdrops that change to sunnier hues as the girl warms up to her new sibling.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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