Just Me and My Little Brother (Little Critter)

...and I don't know why. (He doesn't seem to especially love his little brother, but he loves this book. Kidding. But they don't always get along very well.) This book is a daydream of all the things the brothers will do together, just the two of them. Very sweet, adorable Mercer Mayer. I like this one much better than most of his other books. There's no sassiness in it. I wish I could be specific about why this book is such a hit, but I can't figure it out.

This book was about a boy and his little brother who does everything together. Like go to the orchard and pick apples, play space wars, stay up late and watch spooky shows on TV, eat the most Ice Cream and Cake at birthday parties, go trick-or-treating together, and build a snowman just him and his little brother. And at the end it has a cute short ending, which I'm not going to tell. You will just have to read it for yourself.I liked this book because it has a cute ending, and a lot of older brothers or sisters don't really want to hang around there younger brothers or sisters but this book shows that it isn't really that bad. I like a lot of books by Mercer Mayer. I used to read them all the time when I was in elementary school when they weren't checked out already. This is a good book for kids and adults to read. But I mostly recommend this book for younger kids.

I bought this book when I first started showing with baby number two, and my firstborn loved it. I knew I was having another little boy, so this book was perfect for our situation. He still loves to read it! The illustrations are vibrant, the text is easy to understand, and it is a quick read! We have a lot of the Little Critter books, and my son loves each and every one of them. Also check out "The New Baby" by Mercer Mayer. That baby is a little girl, and my son loved it just as much as this book. I recommend both to get the firstborn child accustomed to the idea of a sibling on the way! We also enjoyed Kevin Henkes "Julius, Baby of the World" to get our son ready for the new arrival. They are all wonderful books.

We loved this book to prepare our 18 month old for the birth of his brother. We read it every night at bedtime. It was especially relevant for us because of the orchard, but I think that it would be great for any family--we sometimes read "sister" instead of brother. It also features a gamut of emotions, which are fun to discuss with the kids as they get older. A fun read!

This book is very cool. My 2 year old brother likes it alot. He calls "brother" whenever he wants the story read to him.