Books like Big Sister Stephanie by Susan Saunders
Stephanie is fed up with her baby brother and sister, who seem to spend all their time sleeping, crying, and eating. Despite everyone’s adoration of the little ones, she feels annoyed and unheard.
Her friend Kate, who deals with her own little sister Melissa the Monster, knows exactly how she feels. Yet the Sleepover Friends sense something odd: Stephanie starts spending a lot of time helping Melissa—styling her hair, taking her shopping for clothes, teaching her how to dance.
As Kate watches Stephanie’s sudden enthusiasm for being a big sister, she wonders why her friend has shifted from frustration to devotion toward her little sibling.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Susan Saunders
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