There's Going to Be a Baby
In a first-time creative pairing, two of the world’s most treasured picture book creators offer a truly delightful book for new-siblings-to-be.When is the new baby coming? What will we call it? What will he do? We don’t really need a baby, do we? With sensitivity and wit, John Burningham follows...
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In a first-time creative pairing, two of the world’s most treasured picture book creators offer a truly delightful book for new-siblings-to-be.When is the new baby coming? What will we call it? What will he do? We don’t really need a baby, do we? With sensitivity and wit, John Burningham follows the swirl of questions in the mind of a young child anticipating a baby sibling with excitement, curiosity, and just a bit of trepidation. In perfect tandem, Helen Oxenbury captures the child’s loving interactions with his mother — along with the fanciful future scenarios he imagines for the new family member he has yet to meet. Combining a warm, timeless story with illustrations both freshly enchanting and wonderfully nostalgic, this gorgeous book has all the hallmarks of a classic.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780763649074 (0763649074)
Publish date: September 14th 2010
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Pages no: 48
Edition language: English
My husband has a "thing" about missing fathers in books, movies, etc. Where is the father in this book? There is the mother, the small existing child, the child developing, and the Grandfather. Hmmm . . . .
Husband and Wife team John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury team up for the first time with this excellent picture book. It's a great way to introduce a young child to the idea of a new baby. I love Oxenbury's illustrations, Burnigham's back and forth dialogue between mother and young son and how styli...
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