Baby Bill and Little Lil CL

We started reading this book to my son when he was just a couple of months old, and it quickly became a favorite of his. He loved to look at the brightly colored pages. I've read the book so often that I can recite it by heart. Now he's nearly 2, and when Baby Bill loses his pail, my son starts to cry and offers his pacifier to comfort Baby Bill. (So we don't read it as often as we used to.) If my son's reaction is typical, it will be a well-loved book.

To ready my 4 year old daughter for her new baby brother, I wanted a book with an older sister/baby brother relationship she could relate to. She loves Baby Bill and Little Lil, and Sue Heap's other simple characters like Bird and Bee, Dilly Dog and Sam, Sue, and Sid sheep. We both enjoy the colorful art, and I appreciate a bedtime story that can be read slowly in under five minutes! A loving and lovely book for any toddler or preschooler and the parent who reads to them.Note: The artwork in the book looks much nicer than the scan you see on this page.