The Little Big Book for Moms (Little Big Books (Welcome Enterprises)) (Hardcover)

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Product Description

The Little Big Book for Moms is packed with all the fun, magic, and wonder of early childhood in a beautifully designed, chunky little package. Illustrated throughout with early 20th-century work by artists like Jessie Wilcox Smith and Ida Waugh, this is a delicious treasure for the expectant mother to savor in anticipation, and for the new mother to share with her little ones.

Mother Goose, the brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Anderson, e.e. cummings, E.B. White, J.M. Barrie, Maya Angelou, Shel Silverstein, Ogden Nash and Lewis Carroll are like old friends bearing gifts of song, verse, and tales for the new child. Humpty Dumpty, Little Red Riding Hood, Peter Pan, and Goldilocks are but a few of the other well-loved characters who visit these pages.

And there's more! Mother and child will delight in activities like finger games and hand shadows. There are recipes for making play dough, soap bubbles, chicken soup, and applesauce. And, when the little ones are finally asleep and mom needs reminding of how adorable they really are, there are excerpts celebrating children and motherhood by such authors as Susan Cheever and Anne Lamott

About the Author

Lena Tabori has conceived and edited A Day in the Life of Hollywood (Turner), The Norman Rockwell Christmas Book (Abrams), Love: A Celebration of Art & Literature (with Jane Lahr for Stewart,Tabori & Chang), The Little Big Book of Love, and The Little Big Book of Christmas (both William Morrow). She has two grown daughters, Natasha and Katrina.

Alice Wong has edited various titles including Victoria: The Intimate Home (Hearst Books) and The Best of Mexico (Collins). She has two little daughters, Eve and Sylvia.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Welcome Books; Later Printing edition (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 094180741X
• ISBN-13: 978-0941807418
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 6.8 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #48,472 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every Mother with young children should have one of these., April 2, 2000

By	Phyllis T. Linden (Iowa) - See all my reviews

This book is just great. It has all the old classic fairy tales, lots of activities to do with you child, for instance how to make play dough, bubbles, paper dolls and many more. Great poetry and nursery rhymes. Very simple songs that all children should learn. It also has finger games and recipes for simple things. It is a great book that all mothers of young children should have!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars little it isn't!, January 15, 2003

By	Chel Micheline "gingerblue.com" (SW Florida) - See all my reviews

I got this book for a new mom and she **loved** it. It was the hit of Christmas. It's full of wonderful illustrations, stories, poems, recipes, and songs.

This is one of those books that is a classic great gift. This book is just crammed with great stuff, and would take weeks for a mom to go through and pick out her favorites. I can't believe the amount of care and love that they editors put in gathering the contents and putting them together. I wish they would put out a "Little Big Book for Young Women Finding Their Way" so I could have one, too!

I've given "The Little Big Book" as gifts before, and everyone raves about them. If you are looking for a really special gift, or want to treat yourself to something that you will pass on to your children, this little book is the way to go.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Favorite!, June 11, 2000

By	Lisa Guthrie "carolinabun" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I received this book from my husband for my first mother's day and I love it! I was looking for a bedtime storybook that had all the favorites in it and this is definately the one! It has all the most loved songs, stories and rhymes. The recipes, poems and games are an added bonus! I recommend this book to all the new moms...and dads!