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When I Became Your Sister

Kids Fiction 237

Ode to the Bond of Sisters

March 14, 2026 (Updated: July 01, 2026)

Overall rating

4.5

Plot

4.0

Characters

4.0

Writing Style

5.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

5.0

The authors of When I Became Your Mother and When I Became Your Brother continue their series with this charming tale of sisterly love. Two raccoons are shown sharing adventures outside, as they show the ups and downs of having a close relationship. Sometimes they don't get along, but they are always there for each other. The older sister teachers the younger ones the things that they know, and the two share their hopes and dreams. As night falls, they cuddle up in their nest, secure in the knowledge that they love each other and are good friends.

This is a great book for reading to younger children, who have just enough patience for the two to four lines of text that appear before the page is turned. The rhyme and meter is well done, so the book moves quickly. This is critically important when there is an agreed upon number of books for a bedtime session and everyone is tired!

Good Points

The artwork is beautiful, and the illustrations are reminiscent of tissue paper collage, with very clean lines. The leaves and natural elements are a great background for the raccoons, and the subdued color palette, rich in greens and browns, have a calming effect.

This would be a fantastic title for an older child to read to a younger one, and is in the same family of picture books as titles like Sewankambo's and McLeod's First There Was Me, Then There Was You, Mantchev and Sánchez' Sister Day!, and Nichols' Maple and Willow Together.