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By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Philomel Books, 2020Copyright date: 2020Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781984837387
  • 1984837389
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Wonderful youDDC classification:
  • [E] 23
LOC classification:
  • PZ8.3.G7236 Won 2020
Summary: "All sorts of babies from all sorts of families are loved as their families wait for their arrival"--
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Standard Loan (Child Access) Hayden Library Easy Fiction Hayden Library Book GRAFF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 50610022860840
Standard Loan (Child Access) Spirit Lake Library Easy Fiction Spirit Lake Library Book GRAFF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 50610022860725
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From award-winning author Lisa Graff comes a sweet and poignant picture book that celebrates the arrival of new babies!

Before you were with us, we already knew
that the thing most worth doing was waiting for you.

So begins this warm and loving picture book all about the joy of waiting for a new baby to be born. Month by month, parents and families of all sorts watch the baby-to-be grow, from a sweet pea to a mango and eventually to a pumpkin - -until finally, the babies are born as their wonderful little selves.

Perfect for any family expecting a new bundle of joy, this book celebrates the anticipation and happiness that only a baby can bring.

Praise for Wonderful You :

"Graff delivers a heartwarming tale about a baby's introduction into the world, one guaranteed to be read and reread by children who wonder where their own tales began. . . . A natural shower gift." -- Kirkus Reviews

"All sorts of babies from all sorts of families are loved as their families wait for their arrival"--

Ages 4-8. Philomel Books.

Grades 2-3. Philomel Books.

Reviews provided by Syndetics

Kirkus Book Review

Everyone loves a good beginning. Graff delivers a heartwarming tale about a baby's introduction into the world, one guaranteed to be read and reread by children who wonder where their own tales began. She employs a simple yet effective rhyme scheme--each rhyming couplet ends with "you"--that soothes like a cherished lullaby as the narrator describes the wait for the birth of a baby. Graff, known for her enchanting middle-grade novels (Far Away, 2019, etc.), deftly relays the worry, delight, anticipation, and joy of impending parenthood. With each spread she employs the now-popular comparison of fruit to developing baby as eager expectant parents address the child to come: "When you were an eggplant, we called in our crew. / We painted and prepped and we waited for you," reads one representative spread. German artist Kaulitzki shares an inclusive cast of characters, depicting a multitude of family types to satisfy many of the ways modern people create a family, including evidently same-sex couples and several sets of interracial parents. While there are plenty of pregnant bellies in evidence, some scenes are open to interpretation of adoptive families. Her color palette is soft, rich, and warm, and her compositions are the artistic equivalent of a hug, blending fluid lines and whimsical colors as well as patterns to appeal to a diverse audience. (This book was reviewed digitally with 10-by-16-inch double-page spreads reviewed at 150% of actual size.) A natural shower gift for parents-to-be or an excellent way to introduce the topic of where a young reader's story began. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Lisa Graff (lisagraff.com) is the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of Far Away , The Great Treehouse War , A Clatter of Jars , Lost in the Sun , Absolutely Almost , A Tangle of Knots , Double Dog Dare , Sophie Simon Solves Them All , Umbrella Summer , The Life and Crimes of Bernetta Wallflower , and The Thing About Georgie . Lisa Graff's books have been named to more than seventy state award lists and have been touted as best books of the year by booksellers, teachers, and librarians. A Tangle of Knots was longlisted for the National Book Award in 2013. Lisa Graff lives with her family just outside of Philadelphia. Follow her on Twitter @LisaGraff.

Ramona Kaulitzki's (ramonakaulitzkiart.com) biggest passions have always been drawing and storytelling. She enjoys creating characters and breathing life into them while imagining the worlds in which they live. You can follow her on Twitter @RamonaKaulitzki and on Instagram @ramonakaulitzki.

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