Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms: 101 Inspirational Stories of Joy, Love, and Wonder [Paperback]

Jack Canfield (Author), Mark Victor Hansen (Author), Susan M. Heim (Author)

Book Description

Release date: March 8, 2011 | Series: Chicken Soup for the Soul

Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms celebrates the physical, emotional, and spiritual experience of having a child and creating a family, and will encourage and amuse any expectant and new mom. A great baby shower and new mother gift!

Becoming a mom is the most amazing event. Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms will delight new and expectant moms with its heartwarming and humorous stories about raising babies and toddlers. This book is full of stories by other moms sharing the wonders of early motherhood, from waiting for the baby, to those early weeks and first few years, and everything in between!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen are co-founders of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Susan M. Heim is a long-time editor of parenting and family-oriented books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Chicken Soup for the Soul; Original edition (March 8, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193509663X
• ISBN-13: 978-1935096634
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 1.1 x 8.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,228 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Warms the Heart April 26, 2011

By 3 Boys and an Old Lady

Format:Paperback

Chicken Soup for the Soul books are some of my favorite books. This one has full of stories that will tug at your heartstrings whether you are a mom or not. A perfect gift for any mom or anyone trying to become a mother.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for All Moms! April 15, 2011

By Cherise Kachelmuss TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

Even though I am not a first time mom, I liked this book. It is full of great stories about being pregnant, breastfeeding, sleep, doubts, adoption, infertility, toddler years and more! There really is at least one story that every mom can relate to. As I have two kids and am pregnant, I forgot things and feelings of having a new baby and I loved reading stories from other moms. Reading other mom's stories just make me laugh, smile, feel like I'm not alone and hopefully learn from their strength. There are some sad stories, but they are real and show strength and courage that only a mother can have! This book would be great for new moms, a baby shower gift, or even a mom like me who already has kids!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Which is more beautiful: the NEW mom or the NEW baby? May 2, 2011

By Harold Wolf TOP 50 REVIEWER

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

New Mom or new BABY can't be chosen as best. Nor can one pick out a favorite New Mom story from the 101 inspirational Chicken Soup real, true anecdotes from the collection put together by this favorite anthology publication. And who will not find delight in reading about new life, mostly from the new mother's point of view? You will find emotional tugs in the pages of this one. Chicken Soup for the Soul is the perfect gift for the expectant mother, or the mom just after the new arrival. Perhaps she'll find a moment when her child is resting, and she can slip in one or two stories quick. Better yet, the new DAD can read her a story while she nurses the new little one.

I must admit to a favorite due to personally knowing Nikki Studebaker Barcus, the author/mother who attends church where my wife and I do. We're also good friends with her parents. She's a good writer, and this story is about her first-born. "Noah to the Rescue" is a short story that gets top billing in our house, but honestly, many other stories are equal in value and fun reading entertainment. Tissues may be needed for some heart-warmed tears or laugh tears. Better yet, use a cloth diaper; they're coming back into use.

OK, true, this Chicken Soup-New Moms collection is well beyond Nikki's true story. All stories are true, making them even more fun. I'm waiting for my 10th grandchild to be born, a he, and it's mom and dad's first-born; so perhaps this is a perfect baby shower gift for them. A perfect doctor's office waiting room book. A gift for almost any woman, even though it could be considered family-friendly.

I've read many Chicken Soup for the Soul collections. This is my first written for New Moms. But now I've learned, it not just for new moms, its by some new moms, related to new moms, honoring new moms, but actually enjoyable reading for everyone, even retired old grandfathers.