Title: Emma's Yucky Brother
Author: Jean Little
Illustrator: Jennifer Plecas
Publish Date: April 16, 2002
Publisher: Harpercollins
Pages: 64
IBSN: 0064442586
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Beginning Reader
Series: I Can Read Books, Level 3
Ages: Ages 4-8
Annotation: Emma is so excited to find out her parents will be adopting a 4-year-old brother for Emma! Except when he comes its not what Emma Expects! Yuck!
Summary: Emma has always wanted a little brother! What little girl or boy doesn't? But, when he finally comes when her parents decide to adopt Max, she is in for a surprise. Although she was sure he would be her best brother ever and Max has his own plans. The reality of siblings, especially ones that deals with adoption presents a real life, funny, and quirky reality that all parents and siblings can relate to: He thinks a sister is YUCK! And Emma is the yuckiest of them all. Now Emma's big sister plans are going out the window as she is forced to deal with the precociousness of a four year old and deal with all the new issues that adoptive families deal with. Its cute and funny and can be enjoyed by both new readers who just want a fun book they can relate too as well as used by a family opening up their home to a new little brother or sister that is being adopted and how to be a great new sister or brother!
Reading Log: I don't know what it is about this little reader but I couldn't read it without a smile. The character's are cute and the scenario is really a wonderful one. I love the idea of adoption and I love seeing through the eyes of the new big sister! The illustrations are like a sophisticated version of children's art. It's really, super cute.
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