When I See You
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
An imaginative picture book with enchanting verse and whimsical illustrations journeying through the “galaxy” in a pregnant mother’s belly as she prepares to welcome her child into the world.
As an expectant mother anxiously awaits the birth of her child, she envisions the mystical place her baby inhabits, dreaming of a colorful world where they dance, explore, and play. Rejoice in the magic and wonder of welcoming a child into the world while reflecting upon the infinite nature of a mother’s love with this charming story.
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"Where do you come from, little bird,/ like a ticklefeather in flight?// From ancient moons in outer space,/ the deepest part of night?" Affectionately told from a first-person point of view, this yearning picture book features an expecting parent wishing to visit, via red balloon, the "galaxy" where they imagine their future offspring dwells. In a candy-colored palette, McCarthy depicts the two cavorting happily in space, one portrayed as an adult with brown skin who wears a yellow dress, and the other represented as a dancing, standing toddler-age child with skin that resembles a starry night sky. Standard rhyming verse from Barnes, meanwhile, reveals the duo's imagined intergalactic adventures: "We could make snow angels/ in cotton-candy clouds// as we float about/ reading our favorite books out loud." It's a heartfelt ode to awaiting a new arrival that contemplates both shared adventures and the moment when "you won't just be a dream." Ages 4–8.
