When You Were Born

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: May 28, 2015

Review

This book is just plain adorable. It celebrates births of babies of all sorts, from elephants and bears, seals and owls, and so on up to humans. The text is rhyming, spare, and poetic. The illustrations are simple yet sumptuous and the message rings clear and true. Children will come away knowing that, on the day they were born, Mom and Dad rejoiced and felt blessed beyond words. This is a wonderful addition to picture book collections, books about the wonder of birth, and books meant simply to show every child how special and welcomed they were, how precious and unique. Give it a look and you will agree that this is one to strongly consider adding to ones shelves.

Overall Book Score: very good