Edward and his family are very excited to be expecting a new member of the family. Edward wants to have a baby brother bad and nothing can change his mind. He sets up for a baby brother by telling his grandmother to use blue yarn to knit a blanket and puts all his "boy" toys in the new baby's crib. He wants everything to be blue and to name his baby brother James, and everyone tries to explain that in the end he will be happy with a brother or sister. This would be a great book to read to kids expecting a new sibling. It will teach them how to handle the situation and show them they will still love the baby rather its a boy or girl in the end just like Edward does. Many children go through the stages of only wanting certain genders and they should be taught that every baby is a blessing. I like how the book had a good amount of dialogue so the reader is able to understand the characters personality better. The illustrations are cute and keeps the readers entertained. This would be a great book to read before doing a family tree craft. ( )

This book is about a boy that mom is having a bay. He really wants the baby to be a boy. He picked the name James for it. He even say once that if it is a girl he will give it to his aunt. Mom say that when he see the baby it would be exactly what he wants but he doesn't know it yet. He had a baby sister and he was really happy and excited.

43 months - O pulled this one off the shelf at the library and I laughed... What are the odds... As we just found out we are having a boy. Even funnier is that the little boy in the story is exactly like my daughter... He wants a boy, she wants a girl neither gets what they are hoping for. She like the boy in the story has talked about leaving her baby sibling at someone's house and who is mentioned in the story "Aunt Elizabeth"... I sent my sister (our Aunt Elizabeth) a snap shot of the page because it was such a funny coincident. We all enjoyed this one. ( )

I really enjoyed the book “Will It Be a Baby Brother?” This book deals with the anxiety that a lot of children go through when their family is expecting a new baby. The author uses very short, simple sentences that would appeal to young readers. For instance, “My mom is having a baby. I hope it’s a boy like me” and “Mom has a book of names. I helped her pick out our favorites.” This keeps the book very easily comprehensible, and also allows the voice of the main character, a little boy, to shine through the text. The illustrations in the book use very soft, pastel colors, which adds to the loving mood of the story. I also like how the illustrations vary from chaotic and messy to simple and loving. This highlights the many different emotions that the family goes through such as anxiety, excitement, and joy. For instance, on one page the little boy is running around, making a mess, with a toilet seat on his head. But then, on one of the following pages, it is simply the little boy gazing down at his baby sister with nothing else on the page. The experience that the family goes through in the story is very realistic and relatable. The big idea of the story is that the chaos leading up to having a baby is all worth it once the baby is born. ( )

This book did a good job at showing the excitement not only parents have of their expectant child, but how excited siblings are to have a new baby sister or brother. ( )