This is what we call a "situational classic"—if you're expecting baby number two and have a toddler or preschooler, this book is gold. Mercer Mayer knows his audience, and Little Critter's matter-of-fact approach to big brotherhood is both reassuring and practical.
It's not going to win literary awards, and you won't be reading it for fun once the baby actually arrives. But in that specific window of time when your older kid is processing the upcoming change? It's a perfect, gentle conversation starter that models helpful behavior without being preachy.
The 4.8 Amazon rating tells you everything: parents who need this book find it genuinely useful. It's simple, it's sweet, it does the job. That's all it needs to be.






