Illustrated by Mary Whyte. 26 pages. Chronicle Books, 1996.
This story addresses the concerns a child may have about being loved enough when there is more than one child in the family. Two brothers, Max and Julian, go fishing with their Mama. They ask Mama whose can has more worms, who is the best rower and the best fisherman - and finally, at bedtime, which brother she loves most. She responds to each question by expressing her experience of the uniqueness of each child. She loves Julian the bluest and Max the reddest. At the end, the author describes them as "the boys she loved best." This story conveys the idea that a new sibling can't displace an older child, because the older child is loved for him- or her- unique self.
Ages: 4-7
Cultural Context: European American
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