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NIGHT YOU WERE BORN, THE
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Written by
Wendy McCormick
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Illustrated by
Sophy Williams
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Hardcover: $15.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-225-5
Total Pages: 32
Size: 9-1/2 x 10-1/2
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Picture Books, ages 4-8/Fiction
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Wendy McCormick is the author of several children's books. She received a degree in secondary education from the University of Wisconsin and currently works at the University of Minnesota. She lives in Minnesota.
You can visit Wendy McCormick's website at: www.tc.umn.edu/~mccor005
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Sophy Williams is a highly acclaimed illustrator whose picture books for children include When Grandma Came, which was shortlisted for the Mother Goose Award in 1990. Williams lives in England.
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Will Mommy and Daddy remember me," Jamie asked Aunt Isabel, "waiting here, all night long?"
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Accelerated Reader & Reading Counts Tests:
AR Quiz#: 43559
AR Reading Level: 3.1
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A WARM, REASSURING picture book which captures all the joy of the arrival of a new baby. Young Jamie has the difficult but important job of waiting at home while his sister is being born at the hospital. While he waits he snuggles close to his Aunt Isabel as she joyfully recounts to Jamie what she did while she was waiting for Jamie to be born.
Aunt Isabel had to drive a long distance to see Jamie, through the fog, along a narrow peninsula, and through fishing villages, stopping often to call the hospital for news. Finally, Jamie's mom got on the phone and said, "He's here and we're just getting to know each other." In her excitement, Aunt Isabel sings, "Welcome to this day, your very first one." The long-awaited phone call from the hospital interrupts her story. Now it is time for Jamie and Aunt Isabel to celebrate and sing, "Welcome to this day, your very first one."
The story sensitively addresses an older sibling's feelings on the night that a baby is being born. The gentle, lyrical tone of the story is colorfully rendered in Sophy Williams' subtle, soft pastels.
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Reviews
"Williams' realistic pastel pictures are beautifully rendered with soft edges and brilliant, intense hues. Many spreads have a warm, light-filled quality that visually conveys a theme expressed by Aunt Isabel when she tells Jamie, 'We have to light the way for the new baby.' Jamie's anxieties and insecurities will have special meaning to children who are older siblings, but the story-within-a-story depicts a universal experience that all children can relate to." Publishers Weekly "...the pastel illustrations are alive and satisfying. The density of color and richness of line complement the text. There is great movement and energy in the seaside scenes while the predominance of orange and red in the home environment creates a sense of warmth and safety. Both the art and text attain moments of poetic truth. A satisfying perspective on the anxious excitement generated while waiting for the birth of a child." School Library Journal "Altogether comforting, this picture book is a strong choice for sharing with any child whose family is expecting a new addition."Booklist "Williams' warm pastels have a velvety softness that enhances this story's quiet power and grace. A wonderful, heartfelt book for any child expecting a sibling." Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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