WAITING FOR JENNIFER

by Kathryn Osebold Galbraith ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 1987

Nan and Thea squeeze unto Mama's lap as she shares a secret: ""There's going to be a new baby in the house."" The two girls are delighted; and even though the birth is six months away, they begin to discuss names for a baby sister. They wait impatiently through Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Washington's Birthday, until everyone is tired of waiting, and tired of hearing about the baby: a classmate says to first-grade Nan, ""Did your mom have two babies? Or is this the same old one?"" When it finally comes, the baby is not ""Jennifer"" but a little boy. The illustrations in pen and chalk have the same soothing warmth as the text. A gentle, mildly humorous story for reading aloud and sharing.

Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1987

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 32

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry/Macmillan

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1987

Categories: CHILDREN'S