Books like Julius, the Baby of the World
By Kevin Henkes
For the newly-crowned older sibling who is not thrilled about sharing the throne, Lilly's jealousy will feel uncomfortably, hilariously familiar. Sharp, funny, and emotionally honest, with a mouse-world charm that softens the sting.
A boy wakes up with gum in his hair and just knows it's going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day — and from breakfast to bedtime, he's right.
A boy watches his parents paint his old baby furniture pink for his new sister, and when they reach his little blue chair, he grabs it and runs away.
A chimpanzee named Jim wakes up in a bad mood on a beautiful day, and his well-meaning friends keep insisting he shouldn't feel that way at all.
Little Critter runs into one frustrating moment after another — cranky on the slide, stubborn in the sandbox — as he works through a day full of things not going his way.
An adopted dog named Cooper refuses to act like a dog — he'd rather drive the family car, go to the ballet, and travel than fetch or sit — so his new family has to adjust to his quirky ways.
A boy named Tommy loses his favorite toy, and as he searches, colorful monster-like emotions — Worried, Angry, Jealous, Sad — start looming larger and larger until they threaten to take over.
A young llama gets dragged along on a big shopping trip, and between yucky music, long lines, and too much waiting, he melts down into a full-blown tantrum right in the store.
A toddler who usually likes peaches suddenly likes nothing at all, and the whole house braces for the earth-quaking, ground-shaking fit that's coming.
A mouse named Chester has one way of doing everything, and his best friend Wilson happily matches him move for move — until a bold new neighbor named Lilly moves in with her own way of doing things entirely.
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.
A grumpy seed with a bad temper, bad manners, and a bad attitude who cuts in line and stares at everybody decides he's tired of being bad — and wonders if he can change.
A girl brings her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny to school, only to discover another girl has the exact same one — and after a mix-up leaves her with the wrong bunny, her daddy comes to the rescue with a midnight swap.
