My Baby Sister Is a Diplodocus

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My new baby sister comes home. But babies dont drink milk, dont ride a bicycle, dont play my games. Do I like being a big brother No! Roooarr! I stomp around and go to sleep in my T-Rex onesie.

In the morning, I take another look at baby sisterbaby sister diplodocus.

My Baby Sister Is a Diplodocus is a new sibling story within the imaginative world of a toddler.We share a brothers excitement then disappointment in his new baby sister.But his love of dinosaurs opens up a new path. By imagining her as a dinosaur, he connects with her, making room for everyone in the family.

Vivid contemporary illustrations and surprising perspectives complement a spare narrative. Affecting vignettes of this new family, with its little baby tucked up in the centre of the story, combine with graphic/comics elements in the storytelling as weshare the emotion of each moment unfolding.

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Aurore Petit is one of a new young generation of French illustrators to emerge from the influential School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg. She lives in Paris.