Age: Preschool-2nd grade
Family: Older sister, baby brother

A thoughtful, sweet book that can serve as bibliotherapy for older siblings. Hazel is waiting in anticipation for her baby brother, Edgar, to be born. When he finally comes home, he's pretty boring and can't even speak. Like a pillow, or a watermelon. So Hazel goes back to waiting. When Edgar finally speaks his first word, "NO!," it doesn't turn out to be sweet but rather tiresome. Until his second word finally arrives.

Most books about newborn siblings tend to focus on the arrival and not much more, so this is a nice addition to the shelves. Although Hazel shows frustration and boredom with Edgar, she is also excited for Edgar's milestones and is relatively patient with him. Sometimes there are sibling books that focus too much on relating to the listener and their characters turn into mean, jealous spazzes. Luckily, Vernick avoided this and has created a delightful addition to a very relatable situation.