SuitabookCharlie and the new baby
Ree Drummond
- Reading
- Read together when there is time to pause around Charlie’s reactions. Before finishing, invite the child to predict whether he will adjust, then compare that prediction with the actual ending.
- Themes
- Making room for a new arrival: Charlie experiences a new baby calf as competition for care, attention and familiar comforts. The premise presents family love as able to include the new arrival, while Charlie’s adjustment is treated as an important part of belonging.
- Changing responsibilities: The book addresses changing responsibilities; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Pay attention to how Charlie’s needs are handled alongside Abigail’s. The story could invite reassurance, but the ending and the balance between Charlie’s feelings and his new responsibilities are not fully shown.