Reviews for The baby sister

The average rating for The baby sister based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-07-16 00:00:00 Matt Brown This is one of the few, if not only, books I found that introduced the topic of a new sibling in a favorable way. and ya, ya Of course Tomi DePaola is a genius story teller with his use of dialogue and folksy art work..but we already knew that. His anticipation of his baby sister is tangible but not syrupy and his honest assesment of how he felt about getting the wrong babysiter while his mom is in the hospital addresses some of the temporary discomforts without projecting it on to the baby. I loved it because sometimes kids are actually excited about getting a sybling and not just jealous and fearful 100% of the time.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-03-24 00:00:00 Miguel aNGEL Santamaria Gomez This book is a delightful preview of things to come within five years of its publication, when author Tomie dePaola would begin fleshing out the stories of his childhood (including this one) in greater detail in the 26 Fairmount Avenue series. The Baby Sister is told in fuller context in the book Here We All Are, and I would really recommend that book, as well as the entire 26 Fairmount Avenue series, to anyone who enjoys reading The Baby Sister. Little Tomie is living in the 1930s, so when his baby sister Maureen is born his mother is required to spend several days recuperating in the hospital, and Young Tomie isn't allowed to go see her or the baby. What makes matters worse for him is that his Nana Fall-River'who has a strict outlook on how boys should be raised and makes the ache that Tomie feels over not being with his mother feel even sharper'is staying with Tomie and his brother, to take care of them. Tomie becomes sadder and sadder until the day that he receives an unexpected visit from his mother, in a locale that the reader would least expect. After having read so many books about Tomie dePaola's personal history, I really feel as if I am part of his family. It's difficult to fully explain, but I've become so familiar with his stories that I almost feel as if I witnessed them first-hand, and now enjoy hearing them retold by Tomie dePaola as the author he has come to be. The Baby Sister is a real treat, and I would give it at least two stars.