Publication
New York : Mulberry Books, [1995]
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child animals
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25 cm
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Available
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Lilly is convinced that the arrival of her new baby brother is the worst thing that has happened in their house, until Cousin Garland comes to visit.
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LibraryThing member conuly
Lilly, like many children, finds her baby brother doesn't live up to the pre-birth hype. He steals attention from her is what he does.
And she expresses this the way many children do - she uses her words. People claiming that their children never, ever, EVER use words like "hate" or "ugly" or
The rest of us live in the real world where four is the age of the potty mouth. Gosh, if I go through a day without hearing "I'm NEVER gonna be your SISTER ever AGAIN" and "I hate you, you're MEAN!" and "You're UGLY and MEAN and I'm gonna PEE ON YOU!" I start feeling foreheads! And of course my two nieces love each other very much (heaven forbid I put one in time-out for antagonizing her sister, it's the other one who whines and tries to convince me it's unnecessary and sneaks around to hand out hugs behind my back!), but like all young children they have big emotions and limited means of expressing them. (Really, I'm just happy they use their words instead of their hands.)
And of course they didn't pick up the words "hate" and "ugly" and "disgusting" from the book, they picked it up from other children and from us - who doesn't say, when they burn their toast for the third time in a row, "Ugh, I hate burned toast"? Who doesn't say, when their kid picks their nose at the table, "Ugh, that's disgusting, go wash off and don't do it again"? Who doesn't say, when they find a bug in the house, "Hey, an ugly bug! Let's put it outside!"? (Who really wants to limit their child's vocabulary and leave them hopeless when they start school?)
So yes, this is a very realistic book. And the resolution - banding together to protect her brother from an outsider - is pretty realistic too, the surplus of mice notwithstanding. I definitely recommend it for any child in the suggested age range of 4 - 8.
And she expresses this the way many children do - she uses her words. People claiming that their children never, ever, EVER use words like "hate" or "ugly" or
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"disgusting" either don't have four year olds (Lilly's approximate age), have blocked that age from their memory, are lying, are lying to THEMSELVES, or have the sweetest, nicest, most wonderful children in existence.The rest of us live in the real world where four is the age of the potty mouth. Gosh, if I go through a day without hearing "I'm NEVER gonna be your SISTER ever AGAIN" and "I hate you, you're MEAN!" and "You're UGLY and MEAN and I'm gonna PEE ON YOU!" I start feeling foreheads! And of course my two nieces love each other very much (heaven forbid I put one in time-out for antagonizing her sister, it's the other one who whines and tries to convince me it's unnecessary and sneaks around to hand out hugs behind my back!), but like all young children they have big emotions and limited means of expressing them. (Really, I'm just happy they use their words instead of their hands.)
And of course they didn't pick up the words "hate" and "ugly" and "disgusting" from the book, they picked it up from other children and from us - who doesn't say, when they burn their toast for the third time in a row, "Ugh, I hate burned toast"? Who doesn't say, when their kid picks their nose at the table, "Ugh, that's disgusting, go wash off and don't do it again"? Who doesn't say, when they find a bug in the house, "Hey, an ugly bug! Let's put it outside!"? (Who really wants to limit their child's vocabulary and leave them hopeless when they start school?)
So yes, this is a very realistic book. And the resolution - banding together to protect her brother from an outsider - is pretty realistic too, the surplus of mice notwithstanding. I definitely recommend it for any child in the suggested age range of 4 - 8.
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LibraryThing member mdemock
This is a great book to read to any up and coming big brother or sister. Henkes tells the story of how Lilly the mouse learns to cope with being a new big sister to Julius, her baby brother. In this humorous tale, Lilly does everything she can to annoy her baby brother, but in the end she finds
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that he's not so bad afterall. Show Less
LibraryThing member NancyStorm
Lilly loves her soon-to-be little brother, Julius. That is until he is born and gets love and attention from everyone, especially her parents. Now he is a bother and Lilly plans and schemes ways for his demise. That is until her cousin voices her thoughts about Julius being disgusting. Now Lilly is
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Julius' protector and tells everyone, "Julius is the baby of the world". Great artwork! Show Less
LibraryThing member cgammerman
This is a great book to read aloud in class when someone in the class is about to have a baby sister or brother. I think everyone who has had a younger sibling can relate to this book. The pictures are great and the wording of the story is extremely clever. A great follow-up activity would be to
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tell stories about younger siblings and how the children had to adapt to the changes. Show Less
LibraryThing member Katie20
In this book, Henkes talks about his main character Lilly. Lilly is jealous of her new baby brother, Julius. Lilly's parents always talk about how great Julius is, and how sweet he is because he is their little baby. Lilly becomes jealous, and shows out to her parents. Lilly's parents get mad at
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her when she teases Julius, and when she makes him cry. She gets into trouble and begins to act out. Lilly's mother planned a celebration for Julius in his honor. She invited all of the relatives. Cousin Garland begins to talk about how stupid Julius is, and she thinks he smells. Lilly gets annoyed and mad at Cousin Garland. Lilly tells Garland not to talk about her brother. She tells Garland to scream, "Julius is the Baby of the World." She does, and from that day on Lilly admired her brother, Julius. Show Less
LibraryThing member lhkitchens
Lilly's life changes when her baby brother Julius arrives. While her mom is pregnant, Julia is so excited about her baby brother, but as soon as he finally gets here and she sees how much attention he gets her mind changes really fast. He does not do any wrong in his parents' eyes and Julia can't
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understand why everyone loves him so much, until Lilly's cousins feels the same way about Julius. This makes Lilly's point of view change about Julius!! This is a book is good for PreK - 3rd and a great way to help children cope with the fact they have a new baby brother or sister. It is good for individual reading and/or small or large group reading. Show Less
LibraryThing member kmsmith13
This was a very cute, well illustrated book. I probably wouldn't read this to my whole class, but if I had a student who had a new sibling I might pull them aside and read it to them. I could also send it home for the parent to read to him/her. It teaches the importance of being nice to your
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siblings. It also teaches older siblings how special it is to be the big brother/sister. It teaches that families must stick together and stick up for each other. Show Less
LibraryThing member ashley3919
Lilly's life changes when her baby brother Julius arrives. While her mom is pregnant, Lilly is so excited about her baby brother, but as soon as he finally gets here and she sees how much attention he gets her mind changes really fast. He does not do any wrong in his parents' eyes and Lilly can't
This is a book is good for PreK - 3rd and a great way to help children cope with the fact they have a new baby brother or sister. It is good for individual reading and/or small or large group reading.
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understand why everyone loves him so much, until Lilly's cousins feels the same way about Julius. This makes Lilly's point of view change about Julius and they become best friends.This is a book is good for PreK - 3rd and a great way to help children cope with the fact they have a new baby brother or sister. It is good for individual reading and/or small or large group reading.
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LibraryThing member clgribbin
Lilly was Julius' older sister and was disgusted by him. Her parents showered him with compliments and Lilly hated it. She was always trying to scare him or hope he would go away and her parents would punish her. Until one day at a family gathering, Lilly's cousin said that Julius was disgusting
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too. Then she begins to defend her little brother and says he's the best little brother ever. Show Less
LibraryThing member kazylstra
A book about a Julius' little sister being born and not getting all the attention. Also great for sharing and letting others have the attention too.
LibraryThing member mdkladke
One of my favorite books! This is a very good book to read to younger children. Lilly's mom is having another baby and Lilly is so excited about having a little brother, but as soon as he arrives everything changes. Lilly feels like she is getting no attention and she despises Julius. Lilly thought
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Julius was just disgusting and she wanted nothing to do with him, until one day her cousin said that he was disgusting too. Well that made Lilly mad and from then on she took up for her little brother and she loved him just like before he was born. Show Less
LibraryThing member gmashley
This book is about a Mouse named Lily whos parents have a baby. They think that the baby (Julius) is the greatest thing in the world and that makes Lily jealous. She starts out hating her baby brother but over time Lily has a change of heart.
LibraryThing member Jpeshke
"Julius the Baby of the World" is an another wonderful piece of work from author Kevin Henkes. It stars Lilly the mouse from "Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse". It tells the familiar story of Lilly getting a new baby brother. Before he arrives, Lilly is a great sister and is excited to meet him but
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things change once he comes home. Lilly becomes jealous. This is a great story for a new big brother or sister. It is a great place to start a discussion about a new baby entering the family. Show Less
LibraryThing member tnt013
Lilly was excited to be a big sister when her little brother was in her mothers tummy. After he was born she felt very differently about him. After someone else tried to talk about her brother she stood up for him like big sisters should.
LibraryThing member kidlitlist
I intend to buy every copy of this book that I can find to distribute as gifts to first time older siblings. Wonderful and funny story about the lengths to which Lilly goes to to get rid of the wonderful Julius.
LibraryThing member css012
After Lilly's gets a new baby brother, he is know, The Baby of the World. Lilly has certain feelings that she can must learns how to deal with, once she gets a visit from her Cousin Garland, she learns how to ultimately love her new baby brother.
LibraryThing member stharp
Another wonderful book by Kevin Henkes. This book is a wonderful fantasy. The personification of the mice as a family makes it impossible for this to happen in reality. The plot of this story is truly wonderful and it makes it fun to read and relate to real life sibling rivalry. Keven writes in a
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way that makes it really fun to read and find out how the story is going to unfold. Show Less
LibraryThing member Brittjj
This book is great for children who are about to have a new brother or sister. It shows how Lilly is jealous of her new brother after he arrives. Many children feel that way after a new sibling arrives. This book can be used in the classroom under a sibling unit.
LibraryThing member ckarmstr1
This book is perfect for children awaiting their new sibling.
LibraryThing member PaigeCostella
Lilly hates her little brother Julius. She thinks his nose is slimy, his small black eyes are beady, and his white fur is not sweet. Lilly tries her hardest to make Julius leave, but her parents keep telling her he isn't going anywhere. When they have a party and their cousin is talking bad about
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Julius saying his nose is slimy, his eyes are beady, and his white fur is not sweet; Lilly gets upset and takes up for Julius. Lilly tells her cousin that Julius is the baby of the world and makes her repeat it. This is a good book to read to children that are about to become an older sibling. That family will always be there for you, and even though you may think you hate them, really you love them with all your heart. Show Less
LibraryThing member madamepince
I love reading this book to kids! It lets me bring out my Inner Lilly.
LibraryThing member jmvarnad
This is my favorite book of all time. Lilly is convinced that the arrival of her new baby brother is the worst thing that has happened in their house, until Cousin Garland comes to visit. She does not like Garland disliking her brother, so she make Garland adore him. Its a great book, its my
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favorite by author Kevin Henkes. Show Less
LibraryThing member kathryn123
This is a story about Lilly’s baby brother Julius. His mother and father adored that baby boy and she cant stand him. She always thought that she didn’t get all the attention that she deserved so that’s why she is so mean to Julius and doesn’t want anything to do with him. She learns that
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even though she may not like him, he will always be her little brother. Show Less
LibraryThing member DonnaChoe
I absolutely loved this book and often found myself subconsciously smiling at the cuteness of the story. Lilly is the typical first child, who is often considered 'spoiled' and feels threatened by her new baby brother, who happens to be receiving all of the attention...until, someone else makes fun
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of her baby brother. That's when everything changes because ultimately, family is family and Lilly realizes this as well. Show Less
LibraryThing member rrobinson2
If there is a book that I will never forget it's this book. Julius, the Baby of the World really is a well written story. I feel in love with Lily instantly. You feel the hurt she feels from not being the center of attention. At one point I believed that Julius was everything Lily described him to
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be. Lily over came her resentment toward her brother and realized how much her parents opinion of Julius was everything she learned to love Julius for. Humorous does not begin to describe this book but it never strayed from the point he put forth. Yes, Lily loved her brother it was that she had to learn to adjust and learn to love baby Julius the way that her parents did. Show Less
Awards
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award (Nominee — Grades K-2 — 1993)
California Young Reader Medal (Nominee — 1993)
Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award (Winner — K-2 — 1991-1992)
Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award (Nominee — 1993)
CCBC Choices (1990)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (10th Edition: 1988-1992)
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Original publication date
1990
ISBN
9780688143886
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