Ella and Her New Sister

It can be hard for a big brother or sister when Mom and Dad come home from the hospital with a new baby. What can you do to help prepare your child for the many changes about to come? How can you help him or her adjust to both the physical changes that will occur, as well as address the emotions your child may experience? Ella and her New Sister is a great resource! While Ella and her New Sister is a story about dogs, it covers the same feelings and emotions that your child may very well experience. The text and large, colorful photographs in this book will answer some questions, and help even a very young child process how he or she feels about the new family dynamics. This true-to-life story begins when Ella meets her new baby sister.Ella is not sure how she feels about the new arrival and she has to figure out how this big change is going to impact her own life. With a little time, Ella finds that even if things work a little differently at home now, younger siblings can be lots of fun to have around! Reading Ella and her New Sister before the new baby comes will open the door for conversations about specifics questions and concerns your child may have, and reading it after the baby comes home will help reinforce positive feelings about the new baby’s arrival!To date, this is the first and only book in Ella the Doggy book series featuring both Ella and her new sister Mayme!FYI: This book is about ten pages longer than Ella’s previous books.