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Author: Petit, Aurore, Petit, Aurore, Hahn, Daniel (Translator)

Reading age: from c 3 years

Published on 1 March 2024 by Gecko Press in New Zealand.

Hardback | 44 pages, Illustrations, colour
177 x 247 x 11 | 310g

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