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Ideal book to prepare for future big brother or big sister to the arrival of a new member in siblings (from 2 to 8 years I would say).
It responds well to questions that may have seniors, especially that their rehashing all the time "you'll be the biggest now ... and you will protect the baby ... and you help mommy ... And you'll have to set an example ... and you're not jealous? ... and what you like? " In short many interventions (often unnecessary because the child there are two worlds: the world of adults and the children, and surely no hierarchical age categories) that can be scary for a child, making him feel pressure it is not necessarily able to verbalize ...
This book brings it down this "pressure", Simon knows that everything is different but does not know how to react, it must adapt to this change of life, referred by his protective instinct and his mom ... Her status in its "small children society "is also the same, now it's big brother, he is proud.
A beautiful story that gives a sense of moderate responsibility, where parent and child each retain their place which is reassuring, and the tone of the elder status (e).
But I will put a damper on the context of the story because the illustrations are reminiscent leap to Louisiana, Mississippi ... several decades back (not necessarily a good time) Huckleberry Fin would very well place ... This perplexing and sorely lacking in modern ...