In this delightfully engaging picture book, our narrator, big brother, uses his boundless imagination to wonder what his new sibling will look like...
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Apr 06, 2009
Tasha
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A boy wonders what his new sibling will look like when he/she is born. With his parents the colors of semisweet dark chocolate and strawberry cream milk, there are many colors that his new sibling could be. And what about hair, lips, nose and eyes? So many combinations are possible!
This book is written with such love and attention to detail that it sings. Not only a lovely book for mixed-race families, but a book for all families who all have differences and similarities that sho More...
This book is written with such love and attention to detail that it sings. Not only a lovely book for mixed-race families, but a book for all families who all have differences and similarities that sho More...
Jan 16, 2012
Janice
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I like this because it introduces a new culture topic, an interracial family. Basically, this book sums that a new born baby will be born into a family where the father is considered “dark chocolate”, the mom is “vanilla”, and the son is “peanut butter”. Peanut butter is a metaphor for having a light skin color. Therefore, the main character of the story, the brother, questions whether the new baby will be a boy or a girl, and whether he or she will look like him. Although this is an interesting
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Jan 16, 2010
Bree
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A young interracial boy wonders what his baby brother or sister is going to look like. He knows he is a combination of his "semisweet dark Daddy chocolate bar and strawberry crème Mama's milk" and throughout the book he explores the differences in eyes, hair, and skin tones within his biracial family and is curious what his new baby sister or brother will look like. This book not only relates to children within a biracial family expecting a baby but also children experiencing new babie
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Mar 12, 2011
Heather
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In this sweet story, an up and coming big brother wonders if his new sibling will look like him. The young boy knows he comes from a "semisweet dark Daddy chocolate bar" and "strawberry cream Mama's milk". He considers himself to be a mixture of his parents, a "peanut butter big brother to be". This is a great story for children who come from multiracial families, and especially those who will be getting a new sibling, and they may not look exactly like them. I als
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May 30, 2009
Kris
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Here's another one I like mostly for the interesting description and poetic flow of words. Big brother-to-be is wondering what his new sibling will look like, a blend of "semisweet dark Daddy chocolate bar and strawberry cream Mama's milk." It's lovely to have a beautiful picture book that celebrates all the flavors our skin can be and to honor the kids with mixed heritage who traditionally have not been seen in picture books. Not much plot, but still fun to read through, and great for
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Apr 21, 2009
Anna
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A big brother wonders what his unborn biracial sibling will look like and imagines all the many ways the new baby might turn out.
I can understand the desire for books like this and the curiosity surrounding what babies will look like but I wish more of the book focused on the things the big brother could appreciate about his sibling that had nothing to do with appearance. The illustrations are also kind of creepy at times.
I can understand the desire for books like this and the curiosity surrounding what babies will look like but I wish more of the book focused on the things the big brother could appreciate about his sibling that had nothing to do with appearance. The illustrations are also kind of creepy at times.
Nov 13, 2011
Pauline
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We all wonder what a child will look like or who he/she will resemble once born...this book tells the story of an inter-racial couple's son who can't wait to see his sibling. I LOVED that there was so much description and diversity among the family members...the possibilities were basically endless when it came to the different shades of white/brown. A multicultural dream!!!
Jan 10, 2012
Tricia
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A big brother-to-be wonders if his new baby brother or sister will look like him, or if they will look different from him since not everyone is the same. This book teaches children through rhyme that it is okay to be different. This would be a good book to use in the classroom because it demonstrates that being unique is a good thing.
Sep 22, 2009
Amanda
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This is a fabulous book for biracial children who are expecting a sibling. It was a little harder to explain in our case, but it did go through some great ideas about how physical traits are passed down from parent to child which I've not seen in other books on this topic. The illustrations are very nice and we both enjoyed this one.
Apr 09, 2009
Sam
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I really liked this story about a young multi-racial boy who wonders about the skin tone his unborn little sister. The illustrations are beautiful and the family in the story is really delightful, but the section where the little boy hypothesizes about his sister's eyes is creepy in a Coraline-ish way. Besides that, excellent book.
Apr 01, 2009
Erin
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This is a nice twist on the new-baby genre - blending multicultural illustrations, a bi-racial family, and fun food metaphors it's a great book about celebrating our unique qualities, waiting for a baby and celebrating family
Apr 04, 2009
Molly
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A great book about all the colors of the skin and what they may look like. This would be a fun book about diversity as a big brother tries to guess what color skin his unborn sibling will have. Ages 2+
Mar 08, 2011
Pattyb
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Cute story I bought for my grandson, who is now a big brother. It's about a bi-racial family, and the little boy wonders what his new sister will look like.
Sep 26, 2011
Mary
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Another that gets points for being a nice story about a biracial family even though the illustrations are not the greatest.
Jul 01, 2009
Colleen
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What a bizzare book. The boy in the story wants to know what his sibling will look like when born and compares the child to be to the many different colors of food. Very...very strange.
May 08, 2010
Ashley
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A young international boy wonders what his baby brother or sister is going to look like. He knows he is a combination of his "semisweetdark Daddy chocolate bar adn strawberry creme Mama's milk" and throughout th ebook he explores the differences in eyes, hair, and skin tones within his biracial family and is curious what his new baby sister or brother will look like. This book not only relates to children within a biracial family expecting a baby but also children experiencing new babi
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