The young girl saves her most important question until the end. As for her lap, Mama tells her daughter it will return after her sister is born. “When my sister comes, do I have to share my blanket?” ‘Will your lap ever come back?” Mama assures the girl that her blanket will always be hers and suggests making another one together for her baby sister. All of Halpin’s paintings warmly show how the girl’s parents have included her in preparing for her sister’s arrival.Ĭlutching her blanket, the questions turn more personal. While the baby will not be born with freckles, her father thinks yes, perhaps after a few summers by the lake have passed.Īs the young girl asks questions, Halpin’s gorgeous illustrations not only depict her excitement in the present but also the girl’s visualizations of helping her baby sister learn to swim and take a bath in the future. “Does my sister know me already? “Will my sister have freckles?” Mama explains that the baby already knows her sister’s voice. Mama’s Belly tells the tender story of an inquisitive young girl who poses a variety of questions to her parents about her sister’s arrival. There is no doubt that a new sibling can cause feelings of both excitement and apprehension. A very special thanks to Barbara Fisch of Blue Slip Media for sharing Mama’s Belly with Beagles and Books.
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