A beautiful and poignant celebration of the birth-and worth-of every child.
Nancy Tillman is the author and illustrator of the New York Times best-selling picture book On the Night You Were Born and its companion journal, The Wonder of You: A Book for Celebrating Baby's First Year. Her other books include Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You, The Spirit of Christmas and Tumford the Terrible. A former advertising executive, Tillman now writes and illustrates full-time. She lives in Tualatin, Oregon.
"This is one of those rare baby books that should make both skeptics and sentimentalists of all ages happy." --Publishers Weekly "A beautiful tribute to the uniqueness of every child." --Kirkus Reviews "Many parents will welcome this opportunity to tell their children how special and loved they are." --Booklist "Rhyming text extols and celebrates the uniqueness of a newborn." --School Library Journal
The birth of a baby-"the one and only ever you"-causes jubilation throughout creation in this quietly celebratory picture book from newcomer Tillman. Polar bears dance, giraffes weave to the sound of brass horns, and "the moon smiled with such wonder/ that the stars peeked in to see you/ and the night wind whispered,/ `Life will never be the same.' " Tillman successfully sidesteps the soft-focus sappiness that can accompany this genre. Her writing has the authenticity of whispered conversation; occasionally, she pauses in her exaltations of the baby to address the subject directly: "I think I'll count to three so you can wiggle your toes for me." Her strong, assured paintings truly set this book apart. The pictures subtly radiate golden glints of moonlight, and her almost sculptural rendering style gives her characters a hefty physicality that counterbalances the ethereal sentiments being expressed. Although one suspects that grown-ups will be most taken with the topic and treatment, this is one of those rare baby books that should make both skeptics and sentimentalists of all ages happy. All ages. (Oct.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
"This is one of those rare baby books that should make both skeptics and sentimentalists of all ages happy." --Publishers Weekly "A beautiful tribute to the uniqueness of every child." --Kirkus Reviews "Many parents will welcome this opportunity to tell their children how special and loved they are." --Booklist "Rhyming text extols and celebrates the uniqueness of a newborn." --School Library Journal
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