Mallory McDonald, Baby Expert

Mallory McDonald #22

by Laurie B. Friedman

There's a new baby on Wish Pond Road, and Mallory has had all the baby talk she can take! Mallory wants to be excited about Mary Ann and Joey's new brother, Charlie. But she can't help wondering what life will be like now that there's a baby around. Whether it's painting the nursery, taking family photos, or attending a baby shower, her friends are so caught up in the excitement of having a new baby brother that Mallory feels like they've forgotten about her. Is there a bright side to the changes that baby Charlie brings?

Genres: Family

152 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Laurie Friedman is the author and ghostwriter of over 300 award-winning picture books, easy readers, chapter books, and novels for young readers including the bestselling Mallory McDonald series, the Moose the Dog easy reader series, the Camp Creepy Lake and Wendy & Willow chapter books, and may picture books including Cows in the House and Love, Ruby Valentine.

Reviews

[En-Jia]

I think even though Mallory thinks that her friends aren't her friends anymore and they don't care about her anymore, her friends actually are just tired and need some time to rest because having a baby in the house is really hard and can take a lot of energy, even though they are really cute.

[LIZETTE NAVARRO]

I loved the book

[Nyah Prince · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a very fast good book to read.
It was some very good baby tips to.

[Chrissy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adorable series -- perfect for a chapter or two a night for a bedtime story for younger girls, but also totally doable for an entertaining read for those getting into a chapter books. In this one, Mallory deals with jealousy and friendship as her best friends get a brand new baby brother. As always, the book ends with a cute, crafty idea as well as a recipe that Mallory made in the story itself.

Quick, cute, and innocent -- just right for the pre-tween crowd!

[Kaytee · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book was a little bit depressing but it was funny but from the start i actually thought mallory and joey were going to fall in love when they brought up joey but they actually did not and they were friends all of mallorys books are amazing.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute series. I would imagine kids reading these books could learn a lot from Mallory.

[Anna Klausner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun series to ready and easy to follow plot lines. I liked these books as a nice easy read but found myself skimming many pages.

[Hillvan]

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