Status
Available
Local notes
E Sim
Collection
Genres
Publication
Random House (2012), $5.95, (Jan. 2018)
Description
Mira's birthday wish comes true when her baby sister is born, but the little one spends her first eight days wailing, leaving the family at a loss for a name to announce at her simchat bat until Mira's song during the naming ceremony has an unexpected effect.
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Five to Nine — 2013)
Language
Physical description
9.7 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member STBA
Mira longed for a little sister, but she didn’t realize how much noise a baby could make, nor the big changes to family life. When the baby cries the day of her simchat bat (and naming), Mira calms her with a song, hence baby Shira.
LibraryThing member Sullywriter
Sweet story about a sister adjusting to her new sibling. The female rabbi presiding over the naming ceremony is a nice touch.