Here We Go Round

by Alice McGill, Shane Evans (Illustrator)

Set in 1946, a wonderful story of growing up follows seven-year-old Roberta who is sent to live with her grandparents in rural North Carolina for one month while her mother prepares for the birth of the new baby, as she, afraid that the new baby will take her place, makes a secret wish, but all her worries are cast aside when she embraces the warmth of her extended family.

122 pages, Hardcover

First published February 28, 2002

Reviews

[Miss Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

gr 2-4

post WWII, N Carolina. 7 year old Roberta is sent to spend the summer with her grandparents while her pregnant mother is on bed rest. Over the summer, Roberta comes to terms with her uncertainty about having a new baby brother or sister.