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Matthew Paul Turner, illus. by Kimberly Barnes. Waterbrook, $11.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-525-65058-4

A mother with wide, emerald eyes cradles her blanketed infant: “from the moment I saw you,/ I started to pray./ Big prayers and small ones/ I have sent God’s way.” As the child grows from a baby to a girl, the mother is encouraging yet watchful: “I pray you grow strong, have passion and fight./ And stand up for what’s good with all of your might.” Barnes’s ebullient artwork shows the child at a pool party, reading to her peers in a book nook, and playing in a band. A final spread shows that the child has not yet grown up; instead, the mother holds her baby on a hilltop under a gentle sky, projecting a life to come. New moms will welcome the wistful tone and scenes of a child’s joyful discoveries. Ages 3–7. [em](Feb.) [/em]DETAILSshareAUDIOBOOK PREVIEWBUY THIS BOOKcloseDetails

Reviewed on: 11/19/2018

Genre: Children's

Board Books - 30 pages - 978-0-593-23191-3

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