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Welcome to my new Children's books Store! Here you will discover Books for kids that
are Attachment Parenting Friendly (AP)! Homebirth, breastfeeding, co-sleeping and baby wearing friendly messages in words
and pictures.
Enjoy! AP books for AP'ed kids!
The birth of a baby—"the one and only ever you"—causes jubilation throughout creation in this quietly celebratory
picture book from newcomer Tillman. Polar bears dance, giraffes weave to the sound of brass horns, and "the moon smiled with
such wonder/ that the stars peeked in to see you/ and the night wind whispered,/ 'Life will never be the same.' " Tillman
successfully sidesteps the soft-focus sappiness that can accompany this genre. Her writing has the authenticity of whispered
conversation; occasionally, she pauses in her exaltations of the baby to address the subject directly: "I think I'll count
to three so you can wiggle your toes for me." Her strong, assured paintings truly set this book apart. The pictures subtly
radiate golden glints of moonlight, and her almost sculptural rendering style gives her characters a hefty physicality that
counterbalances the ethereal sentiments being expressed. Although one suspects that grown-ups will be most taken with the
topic and treatment, this is one of those rare baby books that should make both skeptics and sentimentalists of all ages happy.
All ages.
Dr Sears explores with you and your child gentle, positive toilet learning.
A wonderful book for a new sibling! Positively explores becoming a new sibling! Shows breastfeeding, sling wearing, and
new sibling love.
Dr. Sears takes
your child through the exciting days of mommy expecting a baby. Very gentle and positive in it's message.
Jack and his
family welcome a baby boy in this tranquil description of a seamless home birth, from an Australian team. "Mum's got pains
in her tummy and that means her baby is ready to be born," announces the boy narrator. Overend makes the baby's arrival a
family affair and carefully describes the events from a child's perspective. When Mum takes a walk outdoors alone in the whistling
wind to "help the baby along," for instance, Jack thinks, "If I was a baby listening to that wind, I'd want to stay inside
Mum, floating in the warm water." The woman's walk and subsequent indoor pacing works, however, and she finally gives birth
in a standing position, fully undressed, supported by her husband as her children and sister look on, and a midwife guides
the infant out. In a placid concluding tableau, the older siblings curl up in sleeping bags before the fire, alongside their
parents and the newborn. Vivas's (Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge) softly focused pencil illustrations capture the serenity
of the delivery, as well as Jack's aweAand slight apprehensionAat the arrival of his new brother. Though the natural childbirth
scenario may not be typical of most youngsters' experience, those awaiting the birth of a new sibling may well take comfort
in the book's smooth introduction of the stages leading up to labor as well as its soothing tone and images. Ages 4-8.
PreSchool-Grade
1–From humans to a variety of aquatic and land animals, Ross's rhyming text describes the different ways that mothers
nurse their babies. Presented across spreads or on single pages framed by white borders, the pastel-infused watercolor illustrations
tastefully depict the nursing pairs. Each species is identified along with the proper nomenclature for its offspring (monkey
and infant, bat and pup, whale and calf). Short factual statements about the highlighted animals are appended–kangaroos
have pink milk; elephant calves nurse for two to five years; bear cubs drink from hibernating mothers; human milk helps protect
babies from disease. This cozy offering will be welcomed by parents who want to share the joy and naturalness of breastfeeding
with their children.
Ages 5-7. As her mother makes tortillas, a Guatemalan infant is rocked in a shawl tied around her mother's body. Riding
in a sling balanced on his grandfather's hip, a young boy watches his father gather honey in the rain forest of central Africa.
Bernhard maintains "we can learn about a culture by finding out how its people carry their babies," but in this book, how
the children are carried seems of lesser importance then what they see from their unusual vantage points. Short, simple descriptions
of the daily activities going on around the infants are accompanied by colorful, primitive-style gouache paintings depicting
the landscape and the dress of the people. A section of notes, with background information and interesting tidbits about each
culture, is appended
Baby Ben loves
to sleep with his mom and dad, so after the birth of brother Billy, Ben's dad buys a bigger bed. After the twins are born,
its back to the store for the biggest bed they have. The birth of triplets leads to knocking down a few walls and building
"the biggest bed in the world," but the weakened house falls down and sends the enormous bed skidding down a hill and into
the sea. Finally, Dad and Mom provide bunk beds for the children and a double bed for themselves, but the family (parents,
children, pets, stuffed animals) still sleep best crowded into one bed. Langley's appealing, pencil-and-watercolor artwork
will immediatley draw preschoolers to this warm-hearted family's predicament. Well cadenced for reading aloud, the story has
an understated humor that is reflected in the gently amusing details of the illustrations. A good choice for story time.
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