Topsy and Tim: The New Baby

The Topsy and Tim books are wonderful! The books focus on everyday things and activities in ways that children can relate. It also exposes and discusses things that might not have happened yet but very well could (e.g. going to the dentist, moving to a new house, etc.). For young children, fantasy books can be difficult because they are still working out what is and is not real. In this book, their friend's mom has a new baby; the children explore how families take care of a baby. My family in the UK sent us our first two and we've proceeded to acquire a whole set. Fair warning, the books are British, so if you were raised in America you'll see some new words such as trainers (running shoes), lorry (semi truck), nursery (pre-school), tea (a late afternoon snack / light meal), as well as alternate spells such as "mummy" and "centre". In this book specifically you'll see "nappy" (diaper).

My first baby 's most fav book

It's early days but I think that this book has really helped prepare our son (almost 2 when the baby was born). It's aimed at slightly older children but we talked around the pictures a lot rather than just using the text from the book. I really liked that it showed breastfeeding as that could have been confusing for him. It also says that babies cry a lot because they can't say what they need with words and that message seems to have gone in. Also has a little puzzle at the end which our son likes

My little loves T and T!

An excellent book for introducing the idea of a new baby. We bought this while I was pregnant with our second child and it was really helpful in getting our first ready. Tony Welch has a baby brother and T and T go to visit him. The story covers lots of aspects of having a baby, bathing it, feeding it, even the way the mum talks to Tony about the baby liking his older brother. I particularly liked that the mum in the story breastfeeds so it allows you the chance to discuss that with your toddler. It’s a good length and a story that will last beyond the purpose of preparing our first child for her baby sister. I would definitely recommend this if you are getting a first child ready for a new sibling.