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medium-paced

A kindergarten homework assignment that neither the kindergartner nor I like.

New siblings are hard! And I love Lilly's bossyboots defense of the baby at the end.

legit

The extreme language of Lilly (the Olivia before there was Olivia) might offend some, but this book teaches a powerful lesson of jealousy paired with familial loyalty.

Cute with a few minor reservations. Since Lilly already has such a strong personality, her initial bratty and disdainful behavior toward her new baby brother is a lot to take in addition to it. However, I like that Lilly stands up for Julius when the perfect opportunity arises and discovers that she does love and appreciate him; that felt extremely genuine to the nature of sibling relationships.

When Julius is born his sister, Lilly, decides that having a baby brother is not so great. She tries to no avail to make everyone see that he is not an adorable baby. Only after a family member insults Julius does Lilly feel the need to stand up and protect her baby brother.

very cute! Loved the illustrations.
funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Love how this connected to the Lilly books