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'''''A Baby Sister for Herry''''' is a 1984 ''[[Sesame Street]]'' storybook that follows [[Herry Monster]] as he deals with the arrival of his new baby sister, [[Flossie]].
   
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The day after Herry's baby sister is born, he visits [[Herry's mother|his mother]] in the hospital, and she shows him the baby, Flossie, in the nursery. She arrives home a couple of days later. Herry has a hard time adjusting to his new sister, who cries when Herry makes noise playing with a toy fire truck, and is too young to play with him. The baby interrupts Herry and [[Herry's father|his father]] making a puzzle because she is hungry, and uses his old blanket. Every weekend, friends and relatives visit to bring her presents and take pictures of her, and Herry feels left out.
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[[A Growing-Up Book]], '''''A Baby Sister for Herry''''' follows [[Herry Monster]] as he deals with the frustration of feeling overshadowed by his new baby sister, [[Flossie]].<!-- please, someone reword this to be less awkward. -->
  
   
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Frustrated that everything for the baby is special, Herry imitates Flossie. He drinks milk from a bottle, ends up breaking the baby swing, and shakes Flossie's rattle in the playpen, and finally cries. His mother shows him his own baby pictures. And that evening, his father tells him that "being a big brother is an important job". He learns how to give the baby her bottle, dress her to go outside, feed her and sing her lullabies. Later, Herry shows his friends how to care for Flossie. Herry feels proud when [[Bert]] tells him that she looks just like Herry.
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Two days after Herry's baby sister is born, Herry visits his mother in the hospital, and visits the nursery, where he sees his sister from behind glass. The baby arrived home a couple days later, finally named Flossie. Herry has a hard time accommodating his little sister, who cries when Herry makes noise playing with a toy fire truck, and is too young to play with him. The baby sister interrupts Herry and his father making a puzzle, and uses his old crib. Every weekend, friends and relatives would take pictures of her, and shower her with presents.
  
   
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Later, as they take Flossie for a walk in the park, Herry's mother offers to buy him an ice cream cone later because while Flossie isn't big enough for one, they are.
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Finally, Herry reaches the pinnacle of frustration, saying "Everything for that baby is ''special!''", he imitates Flossie, to try and regain some of the attention he lost to the newborn. He drinks milk from a bottle, ends up breaking the baby swing, and shakes Flossie's rattle in the playpen, ending up in tears. His mother tries to comfort him, by showing him his own baby pictures. That evening, his father tells him that "being a big brother is an important job", and shows him how to give the baby her bottle, dress Flossie to go outside, and feed the baby. Later, Herry shows Cookie Monster how to make the baby laugh, and Bert tells Herry that his baby sister looks "exactly like you."
  
   
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==Notes==
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After walking the baby in the park, Mommy tells Herry "The baby is much too young for ice cream, of course. But we're not, right?"
  
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* Herry's grandmother is referred to as a Grandmonster; it is unclear what monster grandfathers are called.
   
 
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*[[Big Bird]]
  
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*A [[Rubber Duckie]]
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*A [[Rubber Duckie (duck)|Rubber Duckie]]
 
* Relatives of the family
  
* Relatives of the family
 
*an ice cream vendor
  
*an ice cream vendor
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*[[Betty Lou]] (on the cover only)
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*[[Betty Lou]] (on the back cover only)
   
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==Trivia==
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==Other editions==
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* Herry Monster's family has a wooden chair with a beveled mirror on the back, with what appears to be two metal hat racks on either side.
  
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File:GoldenBabySisterHerryBTSet.jpg|{{GNH|Book and Tape Set}}1987<br>[[Western Publishing|Golden Press]]<br>13944
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* Herry's grandmother is referred to as a Grandmonster; it is unrevealed what Grandfathers are called.
  
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EinBabyfurdieSesamstrasse.jpg|{{GNH|Ein Baby für die Sesamstraße}}[[Germany]]<br>Tessloff Verlag GmbH + Co<br>2002<br>ISBN 3788606851
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==Other Editions==
  
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*[[Golden Press]] released this story as a Book-and-Tape set in 1987, #13944.
  
   
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==See also==
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*[[Sesame Street Book and Audio Sets Discography]]
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Revision as of 22:29, 27 September 2011

A Baby Sister For Herry

A Baby Sister for Herry (1984)

Written by Emily Perl Kingsley
Illustrator Richard Walz
Published 1984
Publisher Golden Press
Series A Growing-Up Book
ISBN 0307120112

A Baby Sister for Herry is a 1984 Sesame Street storybook that follows Herry Monster as he deals with the arrival of his new baby sister, Flossie.

The day after Herry's baby sister is born, he visits his mother in the hospital, and she shows him the baby, Flossie, in the nursery. She arrives home a couple of days later. Herry has a hard time adjusting to his new sister, who cries when Herry makes noise playing with a toy fire truck, and is too young to play with him. The baby interrupts Herry and his father making a puzzle because she is hungry, and uses his old blanket. Every weekend, friends and relatives visit to bring her presents and take pictures of her, and Herry feels left out.

Frustrated that everything for the baby is special, Herry imitates Flossie. He drinks milk from a bottle, ends up breaking the baby swing, and shakes Flossie's rattle in the playpen, and finally cries. His mother shows him his own baby pictures. And that evening, his father tells him that "being a big brother is an important job". He learns how to give the baby her bottle, dress her to go outside, feed her and sing her lullabies. Later, Herry shows his friends how to care for Flossie. Herry feels proud when Bert tells him that she looks just like Herry.

Later, as they take Flossie for a walk in the park, Herry's mother offers to buy him an ice cream cone later because while Flossie isn't big enough for one, they are.

Notes

  • Herry's grandmother is referred to as a Grandmonster; it is unclear what monster grandfathers are called.

Characters

Major

Minor

  • A taxi driver
  • A nurse
  • A Rubber Duckie
  • Relatives of the family
  • an ice cream vendor
  • Betty Lou (on the back cover only)

Other editions

See also

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