Franklin's Baby Sister

Title: Franklin's Baby Sister
Author: Paulette Bourgeois
Genre: Fable
Age Level: Toddler to Six Years Old
Characters: Franklin, Mom, Dad, and Baby Harriet
Plot: Franklin lives with his Mom and Dad. They inform him that his Mom is going to have a baby in the spring. Franklin becomes very excited. Every day, Franklin hopes that spring would hurry up. At home the turtle family prepares for the new baby. His Mom has a baby shower at their house one day. Franklin misunderstood at first and got out his umbrella and rain hat. His Mother then explained to him that it was a time to open gifts for the new baby. Franklin wished that they would bring spring instead of gifts. One day, Franklin came home from school and found his granny at home. She explained that his baby sister was born that day. The baby was named after Franklin's Great-Aunt Harriet. Baby Harriet lived with her turtle family and everyone was happy.
Precautions: This is a clean, family oriented book. It does not go into any depth of where babies come from, which is a plus. The author did a great job of exploring the possibilities of a new sibling.
Ratings: Franklin's Baby Sister is a great book to read to young children who are preparing to have an addition to the family. It explains many questions young children have to ask such as, "What is a baby shower?" What I like about this book is that no topics of where babies come from are covered. This ensures that your children will be kept safe. I would recommend this to be read to a child by their Mom, if she is about to have a baby.