Brother, Sister, Me and You

From playing to tumbling to cuddling, this playful nonfiction picture book pairs rhythmic, rhyming text with adorable photographs as it explores sibling relationships in the animal kingdom.

Little ones will delight in the similarities lion, turtle, and even bee siblings have with human brothers and sisters in this charming read-aloud book. It opens with 10 kinds of animal siblings and segues naturally into young human brothers and sisters. The children reprise the animal actions, from leaping and pouncing to splashing and bouncing, and finally snuggling down to sleep. Interesting facts about each featured animal are provided for further learning.

Beyond cute, it's the perfect gift for little kids with a new brother or sister on the way -- and for animal lovers of all ages. An afterword by noted early child development expert Dr. Tovah P. Klein, called the "toddler whisperer" by Good Morning America, provides tips to parents for nurturing sibling harmony.

MARY QUATTLEBAUM has always been curious about siblings, and with three brothers and three sisters, she has plenty of firsthand experience in sibling relationships. Quattlebaum and her brothers and sisters grew up in the country and liked to explore the nearby fields, woods, pond, and beaver dam. She is the author of Pirate vs. Pirate, Jo MacDonald Had a Garden, The Hungry Ghost of Rue Orleans, and Jackson Jones and the Curse of the Outlaw Rose. Her nonfiction picture books include Mighty Mole and Super Soil and the National Geographic chapter books Hero Dogs and Together Forever. Quattlebaum is the award-winning author of 20 children's picture books, books of poetry, chapter books, and novels, and is a popular presenter at schools and conferences. She teaches in the Vermont College MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults and at the Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland. She regularly writes for KidsPost and reviews children's books for the Washington Post and Washington Parent. Her work appears frequently in children's magazines such as Cricket, Spider, Ladybug, Highlights, and Boys' Life.

Tovah Klein is an associate professor of psychology and the director of the Barnard College Center for Toddler Development. Called the "toddler whisperer" by Good Morning America, Professor Klein is the author of How Toddlers Thrive. She grew up with two brothers and now resides in New York City with her husband and three sons.