The New York Times praised this best-selling picture book as "adorable, original, well-illustrated and fabulous." In this first book in the How-To Series (which includes How To Get Married and How to Get a Job), the know-it-all big sister narrator tells it like it is:
 
When you're a baby you don't read books. You eat them. You don't know how old you are, or even if you're a boy or a girl. And you have to keep a special plug in your mouth to stop your scream from coming out. But one day, you won't be little anymore, and then you'll be taller and smarter, and actually quite clever. Like the narrator. And you'll be able to share memories of what it was like when you were little with your incredible Big Sister.
 
Contributor Bio(s)
 
Sally Lloyd-Jones is the author of the popular How-To Series: How to Be a Baby, How to Get Married, and How to Get a Job. She is also the author of Being a Pig is Nice and Handbag Friends. She lives in New York.
 
Sue Heap is the illustrator of the How-To Series by Sally Lloyd-Jones: How to Be a Baby, How to Get Married, and How to Get a Job. She is also the author-illustrator of Cowboy Baby, which won the Smarties Gold Award in the picture book category. She lives in England.