PECAN PIE BABYWRITTEN BY JACQUELINE WOODSON

NEWBERY HONOR-WINNING AUTHOR

ILLUSTRATED BY SOPHIE BLACKALL

GIA’S MOTHER IS PREGNANT AND EVERYONE KEEPS TALKING ABOUT THE NEW BABY.

GIA’S MOTHER EVEN WANTS TO START KEEPING HER CLOTHES THAT ARE TOO SMALL TO SAVE FOR THE NEW BABY. GIA WANTS TO KNOW WHY? YOU KNOW WHY SAYS HER MOTHER.

“THIS BABY SURE DO LOVES ITSELF SOME PECAN PIE” SAYS HER MOTHER. “I LOVE PECAN PIE” EXCLAIMS GIA, “THAT BABY IS A COPYCAT”.

ALL OF GIA’S FRIENDS ARE TALKING ABOUT THE NEW BABY TOO! IS IT A BOY OR GIRL?

EVEN THE TEACHER AT GIA’S SCHOOL IS TALKING ABOUT THE NEW BABY. ASKING GIA IS SHE READY TO BECOME A BIG SISTER?

GIA DIDN’T LIKE IT WHEN HER UNCLE’S CAME OVER TO PUT UP THE NEW BABY’S CRIB IN HER ROOM.

GIA IS WORRIED THAT THE NEW BABY IS GOING TO TRY TO TAKE THE PLACE OF HER SLEEPOVER FRIEND BECAUSE THE BABY IS GOING TO BE IN HER ROOM.

THE BABY IS EVEN TAKING GIA’S AUNTIES ATTENTION AWAY FROM HER. ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS TALK ABOUT THE BABY WHEN THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO BE HAVING TEA AND TOAST WITH GIA.

THE FINAL STRAW FOR GIA WAS AT THANKSGIVING AND ALL EVERYONE COULD TALK ABOUT WAS THE NEW BABY. GIA GOT VERY ANGRY.

SHE BUSTED OUT SAYING, “I’M SO SICK AND TIRED ALL THE TALK OF THE DING-DANG BABY”. SHE WAS SENT TO HER ROOM.

GIA WENT TO HER ROOM AND FELT VERY SAD AND ALONE EVEN THOUGH HER HOUSE WAS FULL OF PEOPLE.

LATER GIA’S MOTHER CAME TO HER ROOM TO TALK TO HER ABOUT THE WAY SHE WAS FEELING.

THEY DISCUSSED THE MANY FEELINGS GIA WAS GOING THROUGH AND HER MOTHER LET HER KNOW NO MATTER WHAT SHE WOULD ALWAYS LOVE HER THE SAME.