Lulu Is Getting a Sister

Lulu (Lulu and the Brontosaurus, rev. 11/10, and sequels) regresses to tantrums after her parents announce a new baby sister on the way. "Why in the world would they need another child? And why would they want a girl, when they've already GOT a girl, named Lulu, who totally had this girl-in-the-family thing covered?" Fed up, Lulu's parents send her to Camp Sisterhood where for two weeks she will be a SIT (sister in training). While Lulu plans on actively disliking her assigned "sibling," she doesn't expect to be disrespected, tricked, and outsmarted by her. This pairing goes so badly that Lulu gets a new assignment, an awkward little brother who adores her in spite of her bad attitude. Humorous situations and exaggerated characterizations, enlivened by expressive spot art, bring Camp Sisterhood to life with swimming, hiking, and many hours dedicated to older-sibling practice while a brazenly intrusive narrator keeps everyone in check ("this pint-size, blue-eyed, button-nosed, frizzy-haired talking machine started talk-talk-talking and never shut up"). julie roach