Just Like Me - Hardcover

Marjorie Newman was a teacher for many years before becoming a full-time writer. She lives in a small cottage in England with a dog, a cat and a big garden.

Ken Wilson-Max was born in Zimbabwe in 1965, and began studying art there before coming to London to study and work as a designer there. He has won
several international awards for his work. Ken lives in London, England.

PreS-Tom is having trouble accepting his new baby brother. He has to share everything-his old crib, his parents, his world. Mom and Dad are too busy with the infant to take him to the park or read him a story. When they ask him if he wants to help with the baby, he shouts No! No! No! and I hate that baby! Finally, they show him photos of when he was a baby and explain that the infant will grow just like he did, and, like his big brother, will need them less. At the end, Tom is glad to be the big brother, though his feelings for his sibling are never quite resolved. Wilson-Max portrays emotion and mood well with thick black lines and boldly painted blocks of bright colors that will appeal to young children. Ezra Jack Keats's classic Peter's Chair (Puffin, 1998) has a kinder resolution, but for those looking for a more modern take on the theme, this one will suffice.-Angela J. Reynolds, Annapolis Valley Regional Library, Bridgetown, NS, Canada
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