Waiting for Sophie

Waiting for a new baby is hard, and waiting for her to grow up into a playmate is even harder. Luckily Liam's Nana is just downstairs and always ready to help. When the two of them build a Get-Older-Faster Machine, Liam is surprised to find it's not Sophie who does the most growing up.

Waiting is hard. Liam waited through half of kindergarten for his baby sister to be born. Then, when little Sophie finally comes home, he discovers she won't be ready to play with him for a long, long time. As the months pass, everyone says that Liam is Sophie's favourite. He is the best at making her laugh and burp, but laughing and burping are not enough for Liam. With the help of Nana-Downstairs, he designs and builds a Get Older Faster Machine. It doesn't seem to work on Sophie, but maybe Sophie is not the only one doing some growing up.

In Waiting for Sophie, multi-award-winning author Sarah Ellis, known for her winsome way with words, introduces a warm, funny, down-to-earth family gracefully navigating a time of change together. Illustrator Carmen Mok renders them sweetly in approachable color illustrations.

Appealingly packaged in a hardcover book with a reinforced binding, Liam's trials, mishaps, and triumphs will speak to young readers who are making the transition to chapter books.

Author: Sarah Ellis
Publisher: Pajama Press
Published: 04/17/2017
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781772780208
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2017
Publishers Weekly 04/24/2017
School Library Journal 05/01/2017
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2017 pg. 131
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 70