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Liza Woodruff.
In another twist on the "new sibling" story, Mabel and her toys have a good life until little Noah arrives. Mabel's interactions with her stuffed animal friends, while serving no real role in the plot, are sweet, but her change of heart about the new baby is a little too quick to be believable. Soft ink-and-wash illustrations are effective at capturing the story's details.