Description:
In this heartwarming celebration of familial love, Auntie's favorite nephew has to navigate the growing pains of becoming a big cousin.
Auntie's baby boy knows he's the king of her heart--until the day she brings home someone new. Suddenly, his blankie is shared, his snuggle spot is different, and his big feelings are hard to handle. How can Auntie's love stretch far enough for them both?
Brief description: Breanna J. McDaniel is the author of picture books, Hands Up! and Impossible Moon. A proud alumna of Emory University and Simmons University, she holds a Ph.D. from Cambridge University, where she focused her research on surveillance and respectability politics in representations of Black children as food in contemporary picture books. She lives in Atlanta.
Review Quotes:
"Chock-full of sweetness and verve. A loving family story, with gentle and wise guidance for little ones welcoming newcomers into the fold."--Kirkus
"A child discovers their expanding capacity for familial love in McDaniel and Durr's compassionate, realistic account about welcoming a baby to the family." --Publishers Weekly