From a bestselling author-illustrator team comes a heartwarming picture book in verse about the deep and lasting bond between a mother and her child.

No time is a dreamier time than when a new baby is on the way, and in this gorgeous book a mother tells her little one about all the dreams and promises and love she had for him or her even before they met. Laura Krauss Melmeds gentle verse and Jing Jing Tsongs lush, vibrant illustrations make this a wonderfully fresh look at the love between a mom and her baby. [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].

 

 

This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 0-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2016 by Simon & Schuster .

Laura Krauss Melmed is the beloved author of more than a dozen books. She lives with her husband in Washington, D. C. Elisabeth Schlossberg is the illustrator of several books. She lives in Paris, France, with her three children. Jing Jing Tsong is a mom, musician, and surfer whose grown-up job is drawing pictures. Her technique, which layers color and texture, is influenced by her experiences working in traditional stone lithography and monoprints. Her debut picture book, A Bucket of Blessings , written by Kabir and Surishtha Sehgal, was a New York Times bestseller. Jing Jing and her husband Mike Austin (also a designer turned illustrator) live on an island in Washington state. Visit her at JingJingTsong. com.