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Silly
Baby (1988)
Lindsay's mother is pregnant, and all this only child can
say is, "Silly baby." When Callie arrives and makes
messes all over the place, Lindsay feels left out and is satisfied
that her initial reaction was the correct one. It's not the
baby or Lindsay's parents who finally change her mind about
the baby: Lindsay sees pictures of herself as a baby and realizes
how very silly she was, too. Caseley's inclusion in the ever-growing
body of displaced-sibling literature is distinguished by her
pink-patterned wallpapers, merry border prints and boldly
checked windowsills. It's a world in which the mother looks
plump and weary after the birth of her baby, and where learning
that there is no longer room on a lap is a very rude shock
indeedbut one that can be smoothed away and forgotten.
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