Chloe, Instead by Micah Player (Chronicle Books, 2012) is a sibling book: an elder sister in annoyed by young Chloe, who is always making things difficult. When the sisters find a way to work together, with Chloe dancing to her sister’s music, the older sister appreciates her far more and is glad for Chloe.
This was a nice book to open a conversation with my son (age 5) on how he might be frustrated or annoyed by his baby sister’s ability to change things he likes and get in the way. Since she’s still so young, he did not quite get it yet (she does not get in his way yet). Nevertheless, the illustrations are bright and cheerful, and the end result (Chloe dancing up a storm while her sister plays) is a fun reminder of a possible solution to sibling frustrations.
Kid thoughts: “I didn’t like it because the sister ate her crayons and ripped the books.”
