Customer Reviews

Welcome, Little Baby

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This book is beautifully illustrated and gentle in manner. It shows the beautiful bond of mother and baby. I love it because it shows breastfeeding, with no bottles, whatsoever. It's a great book for young children who are expecting a new brother or sister.

The story, illustrations and small size of Welcome Little Baby make it a favorite in the library. I have read it with my daughter since before she was born. Now, she "reads" it to her baby brother. It makes a sweet gift for any child.

If a book does what it is supposed to do, it not only moves the reader, but it also reminds the reader of the emotions he or she felt the first time the reading the book. A very simple and wonderful story about parents' love and hope for their newborn child, 'Welcome, Little Baby' is a snapshot in time of the reason two people marry and have children.

After I bought 'Welcome, Little Baby,' I read the story to my daughter, our first, who could not have been much older than 18-months at the time. Even reading very slowly with ample, age-appropriate inflection, 'Welcome...' is no more than a two-minute read. I could never read it just one time. My daughter had me read it over and over again - a dozen times if she asked once. Within a few days, she had memorized the story and began to "read" it to herself as she turned the pages.

The illustrations, the story, and the mood are very gentle and warm. The book itself is a sort of metaphor for the care and rearing of newborns. A terrific book and a great gift for couples who have just delivered or very young children who have a little brother or sister on-the-way.

While I agree the book is very nicely done, I guess I misread some of the other reviews, because I got a distinctly different impression of what the book was. I'm the father of a 20 month old son, with another baby on the way. I was trying to find books to help explain to my son what was going on, and thought (from some of the other reviews) that this might be a good one to use. Not!

This is a good book for first time parents. It is very nicely illustrated, and has a nice (but simple) story. But it's not intended to give an older sibling a clue as to what is going on (i.e., the impending doom of their "me" centered world ;-)

The illustration is beautiful!! The story is short and sweet. It's the perfect length for their short, but ever growing attention span.