Dear Baby 

There’s a baby on the way!

Of course, Mike is very excit­ed and curi­ous about his new sib­ling. And he’s very eager to assume his new role as a big broth­er. To start, he’s decid­ed to record his obser­va­tions and expe­ri­ences in a series of let­ters to the baby, dis­played here along with play­ful illus­tra­tions of Mike’s own draw­ings, fam­i­ly “snap­shots,” and even a sonogram.

Whether Mike is feel­ing like an “invis­i­ble boy” or boast­ing of his new sis­ter’s tal­ents, whether furi­ous when she breaks his favorite toy or proud to save her from a hot curl­ing iron, his account of his first year of life as an old­er broth­er evolves into a very spe­cial keepsake—and a fun­ny, hon­est, and heart­felt trib­ute to sib­ling relationships.