Most children are pretty young when their new sibling comes along – often 1.5-4 years old which makes it hard to explain to them what is going on, and to prepare them for the new baby. Drew wasn’t yet two when we found out that his mom was pregnant, so we’ve tried to talk to him about the baby a lot to prepare him as well as we can. There are lots of books out there about getting a new sibling, and the My Friend Paris series of books has a few that are focused around becoming an older sister. In the books, she actually gets twin siblings so they’d be particularly good for children who will be having twins join the family. I was hoping to use these books with Drew, but was only sent one of the books that focuses around her twin siblings, and it was about their first birthday so it doesn’t relate very well to being expecting a newborn. Although it didn’t fit our situation, it’s a cute book and would be great for older siblings who are about to experience their siblings’ birthday party for the first time. Drew is a fan of Elmo, and the book does mention Elmo so he enjoyed that.
The other two books that I received are similar in style, as they are short, simple books about the main character, Paris but they don’t revolve around her twin siblings, although both at least mention them. They are called Paris Goes to Lake Tahoe and Paris Goes To San Francisco. They are short and sweet, making them easy to read from cover to cover even for children with shorter attention spans. Each page only has 2-3 sentences on each side, and they are about 10 pages long each. The pages are brightly colored. I can see them really appealing to girls in about the 4-6 year old age range. Especially girly girls of that age.
The “my twins” series of Paris books are written by a 14 year old girl who is named Paris, so buying these books is a neat way to support a really young artist. You can keep up with My Friend Paris on Facebook.
Win it: Two My Friend Paris books (Goes to Lake Tahoe and My Twins First Birthday).
To enter: Fill out the GT form below before 11:59pm EST on 3/6. This giveaway is open to the US.
Hi there! I am Emily Evert, the owner of Emily Reviews. I am 28 and live in a small town in Michigan with my boyfriend Ryan and our two pugs. I have a large family and I adore my nieces and nephews. I love reading memoirs, and learning about child development and psychology. I love watching The Game of Thrones, Teen Mom, Sister Wives and Veep. I like listening to Jason Isbell, John Prine, and other alt-country or Americana music. I created Emily Reviews as a creative outlet to share my life and the products that I love with others.
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Debby Chandler
Paris goes to Los Angeles
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Jane Ritz
I like Paris Goes tro San Franciso. Thanks for the giveaway!
I like Paris Goes t Los Angeles 🙂