My Baby Sister Is a Diplodocus

A brother finds an inventive way to reconcile with his new baby sister through his love of dinosaurs in this eye-catching, neon-bright picture book.My new baby sister comes home. But babies don't drink milk, don't ride a bicycle, don't play my games. Do I like being a big brother? No! Roooarr! I stomp around and go to sleep in my T-Rex onesie. In the morning, I take another look at baby sister-baby sister diplodocus.My Baby Sister Is a Diplodocus is a sibling story that mirrors the imaginative world of a toddler. By fully inhabiting his dinosaur world, a brother reconciles with his baby sister, finding room for everyone in the family.Vivid contemporary illustrations and surprising perspectives complement a spare narrative. Affecting vignettes of this new family, with its little baby tucked up in the center of the story, combine with graphic/comics elements in the storytelling as we share the emotion of each moment unfolding.Praise for My Baby Sister Is a Diplodocus:"A sympathetic read for children adapting to not being 'onlies' anymore."-Kirkus Reviews

About the author

Aurore Petit is one of a new young generation of French illustrators to emerge from the influential School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg. She lives in Paris.Aurore Petit is one of a new young generation of French illustrators to emerge from the influential School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg. She lives in Paris.

Product details

• Authors: Aurore Petit
• Assisted by: Aurore Petit (Illustration), Daniel Hahn (Translation)
• Publisher: Gecko Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 7
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2024
• EAN: 9781776575725
• ISBN: 978-1-77657-572-5
• No. of pages: 44
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 245 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / New Baby, Picture storybooks, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Interest age: from c 3 years, Picture storybooks: imagination and play, Dinosaurs & prehistoric world (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: siblings (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: New baby, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in translation