Little Dragon and the New Baby
by Deborah Cuneo
Date: 2018
Publisher: Sky Pony
Reading level: C
Book type: picture book
Pages: 32
Format: e-book
Source: library
Little Dragon is about to be a big brother...
A new baby dragon is on the way, and Little Dragon is not happy about it. There's no way this can be good! Little Dragon doesn't even want to look at the egg. He ignores it, then tries hiding it. He even "decorates" it, which just makes a big mess. But soon enough... Rattle, rattle, CRACK! When the big moment finally arrives, the whole family receives a surprise! Maybe things aren't so bad after all.
Little Dragon and the New Baby addresses the universal difficulty of adjusting to the idea of a new sibling.
(synopsis from Goodreads)
This is a simple little book about getting a new sibling. The story isn't particularly new or original, although I did think it was cute when Little Dragon drew a face on the egg (I probably would've, too; that great, big faceless thing sitting in your room has got to be disconcerting). Too bad his mom made him wash it off!
What really made me enjoy this book were the illustrations. They're very, very cute! Little Dragon is an artist, so he's always making pictures for the walls of his room. They generally focus on his family: Mom, Dad, and Me. So you just know that having a new sibling is going to be a big adjustment.
While this book hints at trouble ahead rather than solves any problems, it's still a cute look at siblings and how an older child might adjust to the coming of a new baby.
Quotable moment:
Premise: 3/5
Meter: n/a
Writing: 3/5
Illustrations: 4/5
Originality: 3/5
Enjoyment: 4/5
Overall: 3.5 out of 5
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