{"product_id":"the-day-i-became-a-sandu-mitha-9798258929044","title":"The day I became a big brother: A First Born Son's Journey Through Jealousy and Big Feelings When the New Baby Arrives","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery family has a before and an after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the baby - there was Henry. The first. The only. The one who filled every room just by walking into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the baby - the house changed. The rhythm changed. The attention shifted. And Henry, being Henry, tried his best to understand. He was patient. He was quiet. He moved carefully through the new version of his home and told himself it was fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it wasn't always fine. And nobody had told him it didn't have to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Day I Became a Big Brother\u003c\/i\u003e follows Henry through the real, tender, complicated journey of welcoming a sibling - not the idealized version, but the true one. The jealousy that arrives even when you don't want it. The loneliness of feeling replaced in a house full of people who love you. The confusion of watching your parents try their best and still feeling the ache anyway. And finally, the unexpected moment when Henry discovers that he was never pushed aside - he was needed in a way nobody else could ever be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book was written for two readers at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the child: \u003c\/b\u003e It gives language to feelings they cannot yet name. It shows them that their hurt is valid, that their parents love them, and that the new baby didn't take their place - it gave them a new one. Children who feel seen in a story don't just feel better for an evening. They feel understood in a way that stays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the mother: \u003c\/b\u003e It is a quiet companion through one of parenthood's most guilt-filled seasons - the impossible stretch of loving everyone fully while running on empty. This book does not judge. It witnesses. It reminds mothers that their trying matters, that their child sees it, and that the love they are pouring out in every direction is not lost. It is landing. It just needs a little more time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead it together at bedtime. Read it before the baby arrives. Read it on the hard evenings when the house feels like it belongs to someone new and the big one has gone a little quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome stories explain feelings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis one holds them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandu Mitha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798258929044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.07d","brand":"Sandu Mitha","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084162834687,"sku":"9798258929044","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-day-i-became-a-sandu-mitha-9798258929044","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}