She Come Bringing Me That Little Baby Girl - Paperback

by Eloise Greenfield (Author), John Steptoe (Illustrator)

A boy learns to be a big brother in this award-winning picture book by the legendary author Eloise Greenfield and two-time Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator John Steptoe.

Kevin asked his mother to bring him a little brother from the hospital, but she comes home with a little baby girl instead. Worse, Mama and Daddy look at her like she's the only baby in the world. It makes Kevin sick, until he begins to understand how important a big brother can be.

Perfect for big brothers and sisters adjusting to their growing families

* ALA Notable Children's Book * Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book * IRA/CBC Children's Choices * Irma Simonton Black Award (Bank St. College of Ed.) *

Back Jacket

A young boy resolves his disappointment with his new baby sister by becoming an older brother. 'How he changed his opinion about his sister is developed in a . . . visual and verbal paean to familial love.' --H. '[The] pictures are superb.' --Washington Post.

Notable Children's Books of 1971-1975 (ALA)
1974 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book
Children's Choices for 1975 (IRA/CBC)
1975 Irma Simonton Black Award (Bank St. College of Ed.)