The Baby: But I'd Have Liked a Hamster

by India Knight

When his baby sister comes home, Tom is not impressed. He is more interested in being an astronaut than a big brother. But, babies have a way of winning you over, and before long even Tom comes to love that smile. Maybe being a big brother isn't that bad after all.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published July 5, 2007

About the author

India Knight is a British journalist. Her novels have been translated into 28 languages.

Knight, a native French speaker, lived in Brussels until about the time she turned nine. After migrating to the United Kingdom, she was educated in London. She was awarded an exhibition to Trinity College, Cambridge, where she read Modern Languages from 1984-1987, before starting her career in journalism.

In addition to writing for and contributing to major British magazines and newspapers, India Knight writes a prominent weekly column for The Sunday Times. She is also a regular guest on British radio and television.

After writing an article in The Sunday Times about her daughter's special needs - her youngest child has DiGeorge syndrome.

Knight lives in London with her three children.