This Is Our Baby, Born Today
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Publisher Description
A baby is born and the world rejoices!
With a loving mama, a trumpeting herd, curious cousins, and even some dancing peacocks heralding this little one’s arrival, it is apparent that the joy and wonder a new baby brings is shared by all!
Varsha Bajaj’s lilting prose and Eliza Wheeler’s enchanting scenes of a wide-eyed baby elephant and its smitten family celebrate the importance of family and community in every child’s life. Set in the lush wilds of India, this is an endearing, beautifully illustrated tribute to little ones getting their first warm welcome to the world.
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Bajaj (Abby Spencer Goes to Hollywood) traces the first day in a baby elephant's life, an event celebrated by family members, other animals, and even elements of nature itself. The soft, gently repetitive text quickly establishes a soothing message of love and acceptance: "These are Aunts,/ caring and grand,/ who circle the Baby/ born today." (There's a hint of "The House That Jack Built" to the episodic structure, minus the cumulative aspect.) Bajaj focuses on a female-centric cast of elephants, subtly referencing their matriarchal societies, and glancing mentions of monkeys and peacocks give a fuller look at the book's Indian setting. Working in pen, ink, and bright watercolors, Wheeler (Wherever You Go) evokes a lush environment of towering banyan trees and dense vegetation, helping create another personified character in the setting ("This is the Lagoon,/ calm and waiting,/ to bathe the Baby/ born today"). It's an intimate and celebratory look at the early days of an elephant's life, and a reminder that human births are pretty special, too. Ages 3 5.
