Books like Chooch Helped
By Andrea L. Rogers
For the big sibling who's tired of watching a little one get away with everything while everyone else just smiles about it, Sissy's frustration will feel instantly, satisfyingly familiar. Warm, funny, and grounded in the rhythms of a loving Cherokee family, with a burst of relatable big-sibling exasperation.
A pleading, patient parent follows one wildly energetic baby through the ordinary chaos of a day — sandbox, high chair, crib, and everywhere in between — begging for just a little cooperation.
An overwhelmed elephant mother tries to escape her three energetic children for just five minutes' peace, sneaking off for a quiet bath — but they follow her anyway.
An elephant king and queen welcome triplets to their family, and the smallest, Alexander, has a habit of wandering into trouble — getting stuck in treetops, even chased by a crocodile.
A girl devoted to all things fancy — frilly clothes, sparkly shoes, and the fanciest words she can find — sets out to transform her plain, ordinary family into fancy company for one special evening.
A little critter spends a special day at the beach with his grandma, navigating sand, waves, and small mishaps while soaking up her patient company.
A newly hatched bird tumbles from his nest and sets off alone to find his mother, asking a kitten, a hen, a dog, and even a giant machine called a Snort if they're the one he's looking for.
A know-it-all big sister explains exactly what babies are like — they eat books instead of reading them, scream with a special plug in their mouth, and don't even know if they're a boy or a girl.
A little girl and her daddy spend a day at the beach, facing small mishaps — a lost shoe, a ball drifting out to sea, a melting ice-cream cone — that he patiently fixes, one by one.
An eight-year-old girl and her family pack up the car and skip an entire term of school to camp their way around Australia, meeting people and places along the road.
On a Navajo family's sheep ranch, everyone from Baby's mom to big sister to grandfather tries silly tricks to earn a special honor: being the one who makes Baby laugh first.
A mother lists the small, specific things she loves about her young son — his morning bedhead, the way he calls out "Mama" at night, his laugh — building a portrait of everyday devotion.
A mama penguin finds a hat floating in the icy water — and out pops one baby penguin, then another, and another, until she's surrounded by an ever-growing, mischievous family.
