Overview

A mother caring for her baby through the night reflects on the joys and mysteries of this new and precious life. With a simple poetic text and gorgeous Matisselike illustrations by renowned textile designer Virginia Johnson, This New Baby is a perfect evocation of parental love. Any person who has ever had a baby, anyone who would like to have a baby and anyone who has ever been a baby will be deeply touched by this beautiful book. The text for This New Baby was originally published in 1998.

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Author:   Teddy Jam ,  Virginia Johnson
Publisher:   Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Imprint:   Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Dimensions:   Width: 17.70cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 16.80cm
Weight:   0.255kg
ISBN:  

9781554980888

ISBN 10:   1554980887
Pages:   22
Publication Date:   03 November 2011
Recommended Age:   From 1 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Board book
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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- This New Baby would be a welcome addition to any newborn's collection of sleepy time books. -- CM Magazine <br><br>- A provocative musing on the transformative power of parenthood. -- Kirkus <br><br>- . ..delicate illustrations and ephemeral imagery. -- Publishers' Weekly <br>

This new baby<br>sleeps in my arms<br><br>like a moon<br>sleeping on a cloud<br><br>like apples falling<br>through the rain<br><br>like a fish<br>swimming through a sky <br>-- from the book

This New Baby would be a welcome addition to any newborn's collection of sleepy time books. CM Magazine A provocative musing on the transformative power of parenthood. Kirkus delicate illustrations and ephemeral imagery. Publishers' Weekly

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"Teddy Jam (Matt Cohen) was the pseudonymous author of many wonderful children's books, including Night Cars (which Michele Landsberg called ""the Canadian Goodnight Moon""), This New Baby, and The Year of Fire, The Stoneboat, The Kid Line and The Fishing Summer, now collected in the anthology How We Were. He was also a novelist who won the Governor General's Award for his last novel, Elizabeth and After. Virginia Johnson is a well-known textile designer who creates beautiful, colorful prints for clothing and home furnishings. She has also illustrated This New Baby by Teddy Jam."

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