Everything Shirley’s new baby brother, Stanley, does is wonderful. Wonderful, that is, to everyone except for Shirley. What’s so special about a baby that looks like a prune, has legs like a turkey, and drools? Only Ms. Mump, the baby-sitter, agrees that babies aren’t that interesting, especially with their wet diapers, burping, and constant need for attention. But then Ms. Mump and Shirley discover that being Stanley’s big sister is what’s most wonderful of all.
ISBN: 9780060285746
Imprint: HarperColl
On Sale: Sep 17, 2002
List price: $25.89
No of pages: 32
Trim Size: 9.120 in (w) x 10.250 in (h) x 0.360 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Family / New Baby
Valiska Gregory
Biography
Valiska Gregory is the author of A Valentine For Norman Noggs, illustrated by Marsha Winborn. The idea for Shirley’s Wonderful Baby came from one of her favorite bookstore owners. When she asked Shirley Mullin of Kids Ink Children’s Bookstore about her new grandchild, Shirley would always reply, “He’s wonderful!” The author thought that an older sibling might have a slightly different point of view.
Ms. Gregory lives with her husband in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she is Writer-in-Residence at Butler University.
Bruce Degen
Biography
Bruce Degen (1945–2024] was the bestselling author and illustrator of the beloved, perennial favorite Jamberry and numerous award-winning books for children. He was the author and illustrator of Daddy Is a Doodlebug and Sailaway Home as well as the illustrator of the highly acclaimed Magic School Bus series by Joanna Cole; the ever-popular Jesse Bear books by Nancy White Carlstrom; Jazzmatazz! by Stephanie Calmenson; and Shirley’s Wonderful Baby by Valiska Gregory (available at your local library).
Bruce Degen’s involvement with art ranged from painting and printmaking to teaching art in New York City schools and directing an artists’ lithography studio in Israel. Mr. Degen studied art at the Cooper Union and Pratt Institute. He was born in Brooklyn, New York—just like Charlie Muttnik.
