Pub Date: January 19, 2010
Dewey: E
Lexile Code: 0590
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 01 to 04
Physical Info: 0.80" H x 6.30" L x 6.40" W ( 0.72 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Family | New Baby | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance | Science & Nature | General | Holidays & Celebrations | Birthdays | Bedtime & Dreams
Description: Tillman weaves rich illustrations and comforting language to promote in children a deep sense of their own worth. Before the tale ends, children will be wiggling their toes and whispering their names in joyous celebration of their own unique wonder.
Brief description: 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.
Review Quotes:
"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