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Lucy's new baby brother, William, is noisy and smelly, so Lucy insists he is returned to the hospital. She'd like to try another—less annoying—baby brother instead. But after trying a succession of babies from the New Baby Department, who turn out to be too boring, too hairy, and even too scary, it dawns on Lucy that maybe baby William wasn't so bad after all. In fact, he's perfect—as far as babies go, anyway!
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Tony Bradman is a children's author of such titles as Daddy's Lullaby, The Magnificent Mummies, and Midnight in Memphis. Holly Swain is the illustrator of Dotty Inventions, Haven't You Grown!, Miss Fox, and A New Home for a Pirate.
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PreS-Gr 1–Lucy has a new brother and she does not like him at all. He cries, sleeps, and emits disgusting smells. She tells her parents that she wants them to return him to the hospital, and they reluctantly do so. Once there, a jovial doctor exchanges William for a series of ever larger and more inappropriate babies, such as a monkey, snake, octopus, and something very, very scary. There can only be one ending to this endless set of trades, and that happens when Lucy finally asks for her own brother back. The final exchange will be obvious to adults, but young children will both empathize with Lucy and laugh at the incongruous trades. The book's silliness extends to the smallest details in the illustrations–boxes teetering high in the hospital have eyes peering out of them and danger signs plastered across them. However, there is a crossness to Lucy that makes her a little prickly. Many children with a new sibling will be comforted by the story, and may even appreciate their own new arrivals after reading about Lucy and her search for the perfect baby.Susan E. Murray, Glendale Public Library, AZ
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- PublisherEgmont UK
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1405227559
- ISBN 13 9781405227551
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorSwain Holly
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