Here Come the Brownies: Lauren and the New Baby

1.     Author: Jane O'Connor

2.     Title:Here come the Brownies: Lauren and the New Baby

3.     Illustrator:Laurie Struck Long

4.     Genre: Chapter Book

5.     Sub-genre: Siblings

6.     Theme: Becoming a Older sister

7.     Characters: Lauren, Marsha, Mrs. Q., Lauren's Mom

8.     Date of publication: 1994

9.      Publishing company: Grosset & Dunlap

10.   Brief summary: Lauren's mom is going to have a baby. Lauren's best friend Marsha does not think that it is a big deal. But then Marsha has never been an only child. For Lauren, this is the most exciting thing to happen in her whole entire life.

11. Use with Students: Have the students discuss how they have been anxious for something to happen just like Lauren was? Did you have any friends that were not as excited as you were?