Lulu Is Getting a Sister, Judith Viorst
Lulu Is Getting a Sister, Judith Viorst
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Lulu Is Getting a Sister
(Who WANTS Her? Who NEEDS Her?)

Author: Judith Viorst

Narrator: Michele Medlin

Unabridged: 1 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/27/2018


Synopsis

Lulu is getting the sister she never asked for in this hilarious illustrated chapter book filled with hilarious hijinks and fiesty twists from Judith Viorst. Lulu has received the worst. News. EVER. She's getting.a baby sister. No one ever asked HER opinion on this debacle. But she'll tell you anyway, because she no how, no way, no thank you wants a sibling. Undeterred, and to prepare Lulu for big sisterhood, her parents bribe-AHEM, ask-Lulu to attend Camp Sisterhood, a.k.a. big sister training camp. As a Sister-in-Training (SIT), Lulu is assigned a variety of temporary little "siblings" who are supposed to be so much fun Lulu will become excited to have a permanent sibling of her own. Well, no one ever said Camp Sisterhood was supposed to teach Lulu how to be a good big sister, so Lulu resolves to be a bad big sister. She insults her little siblings. She taunts them with secrets. She even tricks one of them into carrying both of their backpacks up a mountain! But no matter what Lulu does, she can't shake the little terrors. Then some BITs (brothers-in-training) from the neighboring Camp Brotherhood start picking on Lulu's siblings, and Lulu responds by doing her red-faced, steam-coming-out-of-her-ears thing and showing those BITs who's boss! After all, Lulu's siblings may be duds, but they're her duds, and sisters have to stick together. Besides, in the end, Lulu figures that having a little sister probably won't be as bad as a getting a tooth pulled. Probably.

About Judith Viorst

Judith Viorst has written many books for children, including the classics Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day and its sequels, and If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Stories. She is also the author of the bestseller Necessary Losses and Just in Case. A graduate of the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, she has received various awards for her journalism and psychological writings. She lives with her husband, Milton, in Washington D.C.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bridget

A bit of froth and fun. The Illustrations are stupendous! The story is funny. I think it would be a fantastic read aloud. When Lulu's parents tell her she is going to be a big sister she is deeply unimpressed. So unimpressed that she becomes an unmanageable tyrant. She is packed off to camp where she......more

Thanks to Atheneum Books for Young Readers for the free copy. All opinions are my own. Judith Viorst is a force of literary nature. If you know kids' books, you know her name. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day, Earrings, and The Tenth Good Thing About Barney have been my pers......more

Funny and clever and poignant with illustrations reminiscent of Despicable Me!......more

Goodreads review by Peggy

A very funny book, about a challenging girl who learns she is getting a sister! Judith Viorst writes about real kids, and this gem is a hoot. Lulu is sent to summer camp to learn to be a good sister, ahead of the birth of her family's baby. Real topics like sharing, love and kindness are touched on......more