Join a family of three who spend nine whole months waiting, from a frosty winter through a sun-dappled summer, until finally . . . a baby is here. Now in paperback.
A Boston Globe - Horn Book Honor Recipient An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students A Capitol Choices Noteworthy Title
A soon-to-be big sister and her parents prepare for the arrival of a new baby in the family. Alternating panels depict what the family is experiencing in tandem with how the baby is growing, spanning everything from receiving the news about the new baby to the excitement of its arrival.
In this pregnancy book unlike any other one out there, watch what's actually happening through meticulously detailed, actual size illustrations, perfectly paired with a lyrical yet informative text, and culminating in a warm, joyful birth scene.
Complete with backmatter that includes an elaboration on pregnancy, a list of amazing things babies can do before they're born, and more, Miranda Paul and Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin deliver another spectacular nonfiction picture book.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A Horn Book Best Book of the Year A Bank Street Best Book of the Year - Outstanding Merit
About the Author
Miranda Paul's is the author of the picture books One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia, and Water is Water. She is the Executive VP of Outreach for We Need Diverse BooksTM (www.diversebooks.org) and the administrator of RateYourStory.org, a site for aspiring writers. Learn more at www.mirandapaul.com.
Nate Wragg is the illustrator of Too Many Cooks by Margaret McNamara, Goldi Rocks by Corey Rosen Schwartz and Beth Coulton, and At the Old Haunted House by Helen Ketteman, among others. Nate lives in Southern California with his beautiful wife and their wonderful daughter. You can visit him online at www.n8wragg.blogspot.com.
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