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Little pig Geraldine has a new baby brother, and she is not happy. When Uncle Albert reminds her that she wanted a baby brother, Geraldine grumbles, "Not that one." And nothing anyone says or does will change her mind--except the baby. "A wise, funny, accepting little book."--Kirkus Reviews.
Reviews (5)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-The porcine heroine of Geraldine's Blanket (1984) and Geraldine's Big Snow (1988, both Greenwillow) is back-with a new brother. Willie, swaddled in his very own blanket, is mostly mouth and trotters AND all noise. Geraldine doesn't warm up to him right away-typically he gets all the attention-but patience and resourcefulness are her resident virtues. In the middle of the night, the siblings have a heart-to-heart and big sister reads them both to sleep. The text is simple, and the charmingly drawn watercolor illustrations have just the right detail. Aunt Bessie and Mrs. Wilson make cameo appearances and baby doll Rosa is spied as well-in her pink blanket dress, of course. This expressive pig's appeal remains timeless.-Harriett Fargnoli, Great Neck Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
With its drolly understated humor, this book offers a fresh, appealing variation on the theme of an older sibling adjusting to a new baby. Of course it helps that the heroine here is the captivatingly strong-willed Geraldine, whose personality is imparted as much through Keller's ( Horace ; Geraldine's Blanket ) winsome watercolors as through her text. From the opening image of Geraldine sitting behind a chair, wearing earmuffs while reading a book called Lizards and Toads , it is clear that the feisty little pig is mightily displeased She is doing her best to ignore her noisy new brother, Willie--on whom the attentions of Geraldine's parents, aunt and uncle are solidly focused. So the independent older sister decides to ignore them , too, and puts herself to bed. In the middle of the night, however, she hears Willie moving around in his basket and takes it upon herself to see that he doesn't start wailing again. How the newborn wins her affection will bring smiles to Geraldine's young fans--and win her some new ones, too. Ages 4-up. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
Geraldine is in a snit over the arrival of the new baby in the family. When her infant brother's crying awakens her one night, she confronts him on her own stern terms. Yet in the morning, Mother finds Geraldine asleep in the chair next to baby Willie's cradle, where she had settled herself to read him a story. The solid rounded shapes and cheerful hues reinforce the reassuring tone of the familiar domestic drama. From HORN BOOK 1994, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
From the author of Geraldine's Blanket (1984) and Geraldine's Big Snow (1988), comes another story featuring the little piglet and her new baby brother. At first, Geraldine doesn't like baby Willie. But in the middle of the night, Geraldine confronts the baby and forbids him to cry. He makes some baby faces, and Geraldine actually laughs. Then she reads him some stories and falls asleep. In the morning, she has a slightly warmer feeling towards her new sibling and even asks if she can give him his bottle. The plight of the older child when faced with a new baby in the family is a common enough experience; here it is treated with wit and humor. Geraldine is allowed to have her feelings, and by the end of the book, they have altered somewhat, though not completely. Keller deftly avoids a sugar-coated ending in which Geraldine is wholly converted. Instead, readers are shown that the acceptance of a new family member takes time. The whimsical line drawings add to the overall charm. A wise, funny, accepting little book. (Picture book. 4+)
Booklist Review
Ages 4-6. Geraldine is in a pout because "it" (her new little brother, Willie) is getting everyone's attention. The full glory of Geraldine's acting up as Willie cries is shown in the illustrations: while Aunt Bessie holds "it," Geraldine ties knots in Willie's clean diapers; while Mama gives "it" a bottle, Geraldine gets into Mama's makeup. Only in the middle of the night, when Geraldine has Willie to herself, does she find her bond with him. For her, Willie finally stops crying. Parents and sibs will like the affection Keller shows for Willie as well as Geraldine, who, though sometimes literally displaced, always maintains her dignity. (Reviewed August 1994)0688120059Mary Harris Veeder