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So funny! I love this cute picture book. (

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mmillet | Dec 14, 2009 |

Lilly's life changes when her baby brother Julius arrives. While her mom is pregnant, Lilly is so excited about her baby brother, but as soon as he finally gets here and she sees how much attention he gets her mind changes really fast. He does not do any wrong in his parents' eyes and Lilly can't understand why everyone loves him so much, until Lilly's cousins feels the same way about Julius. This makes Lilly's point of view change about Julius and they become best friends.

This is a book is good for PreK - 3rd and a great way to help children cope with the fact they have a new baby brother or sister. It is good for individual reading and/or small or large group reading. (

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ashley3919 | Oct 25, 2009 |

This was a very cute, well illustrated book. I probably wouldn't read this to my whole class, but if I had a student who had a new sibling I might pull them aside and read it to them. I could also send it home for the parent to read to him/her. It teaches the importance of being nice to your siblings. It also teaches older siblings how special it is to be the big brother/sister. It teaches that families must stick together and stick up for each other. (

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kmsmith13 | Oct 25, 2009 |

This would be great to read if you have a child with a new baby in the family, or to show how important it is to be kind to syblings. In the book they show how she is mean to her brother, but when someone else s mean to him she learns how important it is to stick up for your family. (

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jalann | Oct 19, 2009 |

Lilly's life changes when her baby brother Julius arrives. While her mom is pregnant, Julia is so excited about her baby brother, but as soon as he finally gets here and she sees how much attention he gets her mind changes really fast. He does not do any wrong in his parents' eyes and Julia can't understand why everyone loves him so much, until Lilly's cousins feels the same way about Julius. This makes Lilly's point of view change about Julius!! This is a book is good for PreK - 3rd and a great way to help children cope with the fact they have a new baby brother or sister. It is good for individual reading and/or small or large group reading.

lhkitchens | Oct 4, 2009 |

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For children who are facing the arrival of a new sibling, Julius, the Baby of the World makes for great biblio-therapy. At first, big sister Lilly thought it might be fun to have a new baby in the family. But when her parents repeatedly coo, "Julius is the baby of world," Lilly's mouse hackles begin to rise. Soon the jealousy is too much for her, and she embarks on a rejection campaign that is hysterically funny, but also comforting for siblings who probably feel just as much resentment but would never go to Lilly's extremes. Kevin Henkes, creator of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse refuses to shy away from the truly powerful and sometimes dark feelings of children. Through bright watercolors and handwritten, cartoon-style dialogue, Henkes relishes Lilly's wickedness. For example, she delights in insulting her oblivious baby brother: "If you were a food, you'd be a raisin," she whispers into his crib. "If you were a number you'd be zero." When she paints an elaborate family portrait, she leaves Julius out. When she throws a tea party, guess which baby doesn't get an invitation? But when a visiting cousin starts insulting baby Julius, we discover that the flip side of Lilly's intense jealousy is an even more powerful and lasting loyalty. ALA Notable Book, ALA Booklist Children's Editors' Choice, Horn Book Fanfare Honor List, Parent's Choice Honor for Literature. (Baby to Preschool) --Gail Hudson

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