Pinky and Rex and the New Baby
By James Howe; Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)
(Simon Spotlight, Paperback, 9780689825484, 48pp.)
Publication Date: February 1, 1999
Other Editions of This Title: Prebound, Paperback, Paperback, Prebound, Prebound, Prebound, Library Binding
Categories: Family - New Baby, Readers - Beginner, Social Issues - Friendship
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Rex's parents are adopting a baby, and Rex doesn't like the idea at all. Suppose her parents are so busy with the new baby they forget about her?
So she comes up with a plan. If she can be the perfect big sister, her parents will have to pay attention to her. The trouble is, being the perfect big sister is a lot of work, and it doesn't leave time for much else -- like her best friend, Pinky.
Melissa Sweet has illustrated more than eighty children’s books, including the Caldecott Honor book A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams by Jen Bryant. She also wrote and illustrated Tupelo Rides the Rails; Carmine: A Little More Red, which was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book; and Balloons Over Broadway, a picture book biography that was named a 2011 Publishers Weekly Best Nonfiction Picture Book. When she is not in her studio, Melissa can be found taking an art class, hiking with her dogs, or riding her bicycle. She lives with her family in Rockport, Maine.











