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When a little girl asks to be told the story of her birth, her parents and family tell her how they prepared for her special arrival with naming games, special pictures, and excited anticipation.
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PreS-K. "Tell me the story about when I was inside you, Mama," says an eager little girl as her mother knits. In watercolor scenes that alternate between past and present, the mother remembers favorite stories, prompted by the girl, who has clearly heard all this before: "Tell about my foot." "And then there was a snowstorm." "Now comes the special part." The special part is the actual birth, in a hospital, when mother, father, and baby see each other for the first time. The last spread returns to the present, revealing that Mama is pregnant again. The new baby will have its own story, the wise girl realizes, but that doesn't bother her: "I'll still have mine." In simple, musical words, Lund tells a tender story in vignettes that transition nicely to the final surprise, as Nakata's airy illustrations, in dabs and washes of sheer, pastel color, capture the story's free-flowing movement between then and now. A lovely choice for children anticipating a sibling. Gillian Engberg
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PreSchool-Grade 1--A little girl asks her mother to tell the story of her birth. Her prompts are evidence that she's heard the tale many times before, but can't hear it often enough. At the conclusion of Mama's loving reminiscence, readers learn that the family is awaiting the arrival of another child. The youngster is reassured that "the new baby will have its own story" and "You'll still have yours." The fluid, primarily pastel watercolors portray both the preschooler's playful buoyancy and her mother's gentle love. While not exceptional, this appealing treatment of the topic will reassure siblings that they still have a special place in their parents' hearts. Debra Frasier's On the Day You Were Born (Harcourt, 1991) addresses the subject of birth in a more universal manner. Jamie Lee Curtis's Tell Me Again about the Night I Was Born (HarperCollins, 1996) recounts the story of a birth and adoption.--Heide Piehler, Shorewood Public Library, WI
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0060288760
- ISBN 13 9780060288761
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages40
- IllustratorNakata Hiroe
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