NOBODY ASKED ME IF I WANTED A BABY SISTER

by Martha Alexander ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 15, 1971

Disgruntled by all the fuss being made over his new sister, Oliver (first seen frowning at the crib side and scowling alone with his toys) wheels the baby off in his wagon and tries to give her away. The ensuing encounters are depicted with sensitive humor: a showman can't use a baby in his act, a set of medium-brown triplets say their mother will only take a boy, and a helmeted motorcycling couple is (quite obviously) expecting a baby of their own. At last a large family is willing to take in one more, but the baby cries and frets for Oliver until he takes her back, flattered: ""You know, Bonnie, you're a lot smarter than I thought. . . . When you get big enough maybe we could play horse and wagon."" If the easy solution is less convincing than Oliver's earlier resentment, it's all carried off with quiet precision and perfectly scaled to preschool perceptions.

Pub Date: Oct. 15, 1971

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Dial

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1971

Categories: CHILDREN'S