{"id":36215,"date":"2019-07-14T20:42:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T00:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=36215"},"modified":"2019-07-14T20:43:05","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T00:43:05","slug":"review-of-nine-months-before-a-baby-is-born-by-miranda-paul-illustrated-by-jason-chin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=36215","title":{"rendered":"Review of Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born, by Miranda Paul, illustrated by Jason Chin"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Nine Months<\/p>\n

Before a Baby Is Born<\/em><\/p>\n

by Miranda Paul
\nillustrated by Jason Chin<\/p>\n

Neal Porter Books (Holiday House), 2019. 32 pages.
\nStarred Review
\nReview written May 10, 2019, from a library book<\/p>\n

This book tells us, with a simple rhyming text, the progress of a little girl becoming a big sister \u2013 but the stunning part of the book comes from the actual-size pictures of the growing fetus inside the mother.<\/p>\n

For most of the book, the growing fetus is on the left side of the spread and the expectant family on the other side, with the soon-to-be big sister obviously anticipating her new status. By the end, the newborn infant takes up the entire spread.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t check until I\u2019d finished reading who the illustrator is \u2013 and immediately thought, \u201cOh! No wonder those pictures are so amazing!\u201d I find myself wanting to reach out and touch the newborn baby.<\/p>\n

The text is very simple, with gentle rhymes. Here are a couple of examples. (On the left side, it tells which month we\u2019re in. There\u2019s a spread for each month.)<\/p>\n

[Month Five]
\nLips.
\nFlips.
\nCurve, dip, and groove.
\nShe has a face.
\nShe likes to move!<\/p>\n

[Month Six]
\nGrasp.
\nClasp.
\nEars that can hear.
\nSing as she listens.
\nTell her you\u2019re near.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The text is simple \u2013 based on the pictures, this is designed for a preschooler becoming a big sister \u2013 but there are five pages in the back with more information for the curious.<\/p>\n

It does begin with the fertilized egg and doesn\u2019t say one little bit about how the egg got that way. You\u2019re on your own if your child has questions! But that does keep the book about the new baby.<\/p>\n

This is my new go-to book for kids about to become older siblings. And it’s an immediate gift choice for my three-year-old niece and her big sister who are welcoming a new baby brother in a few months.<\/p>\n

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