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Children with a baby brother or sister may identify with this story, which acknowledges the advantages and disadvantages of being the older sibling.
Author: Anita Harper
Illustrator: Mary McQuillan
Publisher: Piccadilly Press Ltd
The central character in this picture book (a young cat) feels that lots of things about having a new baby brother are just not fair. The baby is fussed over and looked after by everyone, and is allowed to make mess and noise. As the ‘big girl’, she is expected to play independently, tidily and quietly, to which her response is, “it’s not fair!”. As her brother grows, she slowly begins to realise that being the older sibling can have its advantages: she is allowed to walk in the rain while her brother is cooped up in his pushchair, she can stay up late, slide in the snow and go to playgroup and parties. When her brother learns to talk, he looks at the things his sister is doing and says, “It’s not fair!”