I Wish I Were...A Baby
by Eve Tharlet
I Wish I Were...a Baby at Amazon.com
Level: Intermediate and Advanced
Description: This simple book describes an older sister’s envy when a new baby comes into the house. It describes many wonderful things that babies and big sisters get to do, helping to teach labeling actions. It is very good for teaching points of view, and understanding why being an older sister maybe isn’t so bad after all. This book can be read with advanced readers to probe advanced feelings, pretending and WHY.
Concepts:
- Imagination/Pretending
- Social/Emotional/Family
- jealousy
- coping
- self-esteem
- new baby
- Perspective/Theory of Mind
- Why Questions/Cause and Effect
- Label Actions