Geraldine's Baby Brother

by Holly Keller

Geraldine, the lovable pig, returns for her latest warmly illustrated escapade, in which she tries to adjust to the very noisy new baby brother who has come into her life, whether she wants him to or not.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Family

32 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 1994

About the author

Holly Keller is an American author and illustrator of children’s books, celebrated for her warm storytelling and distinctive minimalist cartoon style, often featuring animal protagonists. A lifelong reader and artist, she studied history before turning to illustration, encouraged by a design professor to pursue picture books. Her debut publications introduced a body of work known for gentle humor and emotional insight. Keller’s stories frequently explore themes such as adoption, belonging, friendship, sibling bonds, and coping with loss, offering young readers reassurance alongside entertainment. In addition to writing and illustrating her own titles, she has created artwork for texts by other children’s authors. Her books have received numerous honors and remain widely appreciated for their clarity, empathy, and timeless appeal.

Reviews

[Melissa Gregory]

I love this book!!! It has been one of my favorites ever since I was little. I can relate to this story so much from when I was a little girl and my sister was born. I begged for a little sister and when she was born. I regretted it because she always got all the attention. Turns out I really do love having a little sister. This is a great book to read to students in Pre-k-Second grade. It will help them have a good grasp on how to handle newborn siblings. Plus the illustrations are great.

[Danica Midlil · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even though Geraldine (and a certain blanket of hers) and I go way back, I had never heard of her baby brother!
I like how her parents don't try too hard to reconcile Geraldine to the noisy little invader. She gets enough space so she can come to the baby when she's ready.
Also, I thought Geraldine's response to her mother after being ignored all day long was right on the money. "Geraldine turned away. 'I don't see you.' Mama sat down on the edge of the bed, but Geraldine slid off the other side and walked out the door."

[Chelsea Horton · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for a child who is about to be an older sibling. The book shows Geraldine becoming upset because she was not given any attention, then she still plays with him when everyone was asleep. I wish the book mentioned she was being ignored, or that she was upset, because I do not think children will only see the baby crying the whole time. Overall I recommend this for children with sisters/brothers on the way.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish I would've known about this book when we brought our newborn home to our 4 yr old. It's a little more realistic than most other new baby in the house books and is pretty cute when Geraldine finally accepts him. Although the way she is able to get him to sleep may be totally unrealistic, the amount of care and crying to be expected from a newborn would be easy to relate to.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Geraldine becomes an older sister! How sweet. Like most New younger sibling in the house books, Geraldine learns to accept and love the new addition and form her own special bond with it. And what an adorable little baby her brother is, too.

[Cathi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute book, not incredibly clever or funny, but just a nice book about adjusting to a new sibling. Our kids loved books about pigs when they were young, so we collected quite a few. This one has very cute illustrations and a nice, calm story. Young readers would enjoy it a lot.

[Tim Hardin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for new sibiling rivalrary. Helps those who may feel the way geraldine does express themselves and maybe take a chance and get to know their sibiling.

[Sarah]

Text to text: Julius, Baby of the World

[Ian McHugh · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice little story that shows big sister Geraldine eventually helping out her little brother Willie. Willie cries a lot and Geraldine isn’t too happy about it, she even misses dinner. Then she interacts with her new baby brother, pulls funny faces, and read him a story. This stops him crying and they both fall asleep. Florence loves the funny faces and making the crying boos s that Willie the baby pig would make.