Peter's Chair
by Ezra Jack Keats
Picture book · ages 4–8 · grades K–3 · 300L · 32 pages · 1999
Why we'd hand it over
The definitive picture book for new-sibling jealousy—Keats's collage art lets Peter's face do the emotional work, and the resolution (painting his chair for his sister) rings true, not saccharine.
What parents said
Gerda Muller is an amazing author and illustrator, who last I checked, is 100 years old and still working.