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What Sisters Do Best/What Brothers Do Best

(2009, Fiction - Picture Book, Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger)

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 0; suggested age 4.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Predictable but fun family book to share.

Themes in this book include:   family relationships

Why We Rated This on for Ages 4 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Not an issue.

  • Messages:

    In just the same ways, both sisters and brothers help one another, have fun together, and love one another.

  • Role models:

    These are all positive examples of sibling interaction.

  • Illustrations:

    Artwork is cute and playful, and will appeal to young kids especially. Done in watercolors, colored pencils, and pen and ink, the colors are soft yet vibrant and the characters are a variety of different brother and sister animals who are enjoying each other's company.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About What Sisters Do Best/What Brothers Do Best

Parents need to know that this book reads two ways: from the point of view of what sisters do best, and then brothers. 

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about what the different things are that the sister and brother do together? Can you think of other activities that you might like to do with your sister or brother? Why do you think sisters and brothers do exactly the same things in the book? Is that how it is in real life? 
  • Why do you think the author chose to make the characters all different types of animals instead of human kids?
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