Babies Don't Eat Pizza: A Big Kids' Book About Baby Brothers and Baby Sisters

Our granddaughter has seen every “ big sister” book out there, and this is her favorite. Mine too, I just bought a copy for another soon-to-be big sister. Humorous, light, just right.

This book is described as a reading level for ages 4-8 . . . and I think that's a bit of a stretch. Yes, I've known some 'advanced' four year olds that might have understood this book, but the amount of the text alone is daunting. I got this for my cousin and her husband, who have a 4 year old (Braden), and are pregnant with their second, and there is no way Braden would have sat through this book. I didn't even read all the writing, I started skimming . . . it's overwhelming. And I read, a lot, and I also enjoy childrens books, but this one . . . I just couldn't get into it.I wanted a book to help introduce him to the idea of another baby, and this is a little TOO factual. Yes, the information provided is very good, and as an adopted child I'm pleased to see adoption mentioned (however briefly) but to be honest, what 4 year old needs to know that the baby's eyes may change color and you won't know what they'll be till their first birthday, or need to see pictures of the baby in the uterus (what 4 year old even needs to know what a uterus is?). I did like that they said the baby came out of the mom, I don't like books insinuating a stork or something else brought a baby, it comes out of a person and there's no reason for that to be taboo, but I thought the line about C sections was a bit much. "They're pushed out - through an opening between moms' legs, or lifted out - through a cut made in moms tummies by their doctors. (Those moms have surgery and get a special medicine so it won't hurt.)" Even though they add that it wont hurt . . . it's a 4 year old. Telling them someone might be cutting open their moms tummy . . . Braden almost started crying when I jokingly said he was so cute I wanted to eat him (some kids think that is really funny, he, did not). I showed this book to my mom and she immediately agreed, she thought it was way too wordy, and too factual, for a 4 year old. Or even a 5 or 6 year old.If you have a child that is very inquisitive, and likes to know everything about something, and has a really good attention span, especially for books, then yes, get this. It's great, in that sense. But as a book helping a small child learn about being an older sibling? No. This is more a book about pregnancy and just a baby, in general. What do babies look like, what do they eat, what do they like to do, etc. Those are good categories if you have one or two small answers, not entire paragraphs.Anyways, I feel bad being the first non 5 star review on this book, but I feel like people need to know. The other book we got was "I'm a Big Brother" by Joanna Cole and Maxie Chambliss and it was much smaller, shorter, and we liked it a lot more (http://www.amazon.com/Im-Big-Brother-Joanna-Cole/dp/0688145078/ref=pd_cp_b_1). I'm also going to get "The New Baby" by Mercer Mayer (http://www.amazon.com/New-Baby-Mercer-Mayer/dp/0307119424/ref=pd_sim_b_4) because I grew up with that (probably got it right before my parents adopted my younger brother) and I remember it well and both my brother and I enjoyed reading it. There's nothing wrong with a factual book, but know your audience. I don't know many 4 year olds that will have an interest in learning about a womb.

I purchased this and gave it to my 5 year old daughter to read while I was at the hospital giving birth to her brother. She loves the human body and understanding how the body works, this did a great job of explaining a bit of pregnancy and delivery and also what to expect when baby comes home.

It’s very in-depth and we feel it’s definitely for an older child. Our daughter is 3.5years old and pays a lot of attention especially during story time - but we could not get through this one nor did she want to keep reading it at the following story time. I would say it’s for older children.

I was looking for a book to introduce my 7 year old to the concept of being a big brother in a way that was more than “cutesy.” Many of the books out there are “baby-ish” for a second grader, while others give more information than he’s ready to receive. This book was the perfect balance. The book is engaging yet informative. It recognizes that some babies come into the family through adoption, or like our family—sometimes moms have multiple babies. The book explains how babies are delivered (through surgery or a hole between moms legs). This was important to us for our son to understand without giving him more information than he was ready to hear. It explains that babies are grown in the uterus or womb—not the stomach where food goes. This book is a great balance of informative but not too detailed for an elementary aged child. My 5th grader has even enjoyed listening in while we read it to his younger brother.

This is a great book for older kids or just younger kids who are particularly smart and interested in the whole baby thing! It’s probably best for kids age 5-7 but my 3.5 year old daughter was absolutely enthralled, because she’s been so into the doctors role in all this. The book goes into nice detail about babies that most books don’t, such as how their birth hair can fall out and grow back another color. Many reviews mention the birth page, so I included a photo. I loved this page because my daughter was and new baby will be born via c-section and I’ve struggled with how to explain this to a curious 3 year old who can only otherwise guess that the baby would come out of my belly button, lol! The explanation in the book was perfect! Accurate but not graphic. If you’re looking for something super cutesy, rhyming, or for a 2 year old, this isn’t the book for you. It’s not baby-ish. It’s very informative, while still being for children. The illustrations are cute but the main attraction is the written word. If your child is especially curious about birth and babies this is a great book! It also talks about all the things big siblings can do with babies and how parents still love the older kids after baby arrives.

I bought this for our 8 year old son who will be 9 by the time our baby arrives. I was aware that the book stated it was for older children but was concerned that with it being picture book style it might be too babyish for our son. I took the chance given the good reviews it already had. My son loves the book as do my husband and myself. It has plenty of text, an appropriate level of description and the humour is a great way of taking a light hearted approach to the potentially challenging event of welcoming a new baby into a family. The book does use a couple of words like "diaper" and "bassinet" which are American terms but our son was aware that a diaper was a nappy from watching American made TV shows and it was easy enough to explain that a bassinet is like a crib or cot.

It's very American and not funny like the title and cover suggest. But, it does give a good overall picture of what they can expect to experience.

This book was well worth the money I would recommend it for new big brothers or sisters it is very explicit and funny and is lovely to read

Children really enjoyed

A good book although a little americanised in its language.