Goodman, Joan Elizabeth: Bernard Wants a Baby.Goodman, Joan Elizabeth BERNARD WANTS A BABY. Il. by Dominic Catalano. ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 1-59078088-4. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2004. 32 pp. $15.95. A young elephant named Bernard has very specific demands about the baby he wants to join their family. The baby must not cry or spit up or be a sister. Bernard wants a brother, who will be named Max. Baby Max does arrive, but so do two newborn sisters; Bernard has triplet triplet /trip·let/ (trip´let) 1. one of three offspring produced at one birth. 2. a combination of three objects or entities acting together, as three lenses or three nucleotides. 3. siblings. Not only do all three new babies cry and spit up, but they also pee-pee, poop Poop A slang term often used to describe people with insider information. Notes: Not the most illustrious name. See also: Insider Information , and take up too much room in Mama's lap. This is a classic story of an older child learning to share his home and his parents with his new siblings, whom he eventually learns to accept. The illustrations are elaborate, colorful, and tell their own entertaining background story, although they are inconsistent with the writing on a couple of pages. The flow of time near the end of the book is a little choppy chop·py 1 adj. chop·pi·er, chop·pi·est Having many small waves; rough: choppy seas. [From chop1. , but the book is still an excellent resource for parents who need to prepare their children for new arrivals. Ages 2-5. Reviewed by Merritt M. Arnold, University of Georgia Organization The President of the University of Georgia (as of 2007, Michael F. Adams) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents. , Athens |
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