Since the Baby Came
A Sibling's Learning-to-Love Story in 16 Poems
$24.07
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
30 May 2023
Summary
This charming, playful story-in-verse introduces children to a variety of different poetic forms while walking them through all the twists and turns of welcoming a new baby into the family.
Mama is having a baby. Everything’s starting to change. God, can you tell me what happened? Life is becoming so strange.
Since the Baby Came offers a unique take on a timeless topic. The heartfelt and humorous drama unfolds completely in verse, addressing the full range of emotions…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593577684 |
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| ISBN-10: | 059357768X |
| Author: | Kathleen Long Bostrom, Janet Samuel |
| Publisher: | Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc) |
| Imprint: | Waterbrook Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 30 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 289g |
| Dimensions: | 223mm x 223mm x 8mm |
| Audience Age: | 3-7 |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“This book gently validates the emotions children experience when a new sibling arrives and offers assurance that all will be well.”-School Library Journal
“Samuel’s unlined renderings … have a luminous softness that suits [Bostrom’s] combination of playfulness and loving kindness.”-Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Kathleen Long Bostrom
Kathleen Long Bostrom is an award-winning author of over fifty books for children. Her books are published in over twenty languages. She is an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA) who now writes full time. As a middle child, Kathy was both the new baby and the older sister who later became a mother of three herself. She knows whereof she rhymes!
Janet Samuel is an illustrator who lives in a small town in Wales with her daughter, Alice, and scruffy terrier, Tilly. Janet has illustrated books for many publishers, including Macmillan, Usbourne, Little Tiger Press, Scholastic, and Lion Hudson. She is happiest with a pencil or paintbrush in hand.
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