| Love Song for a Baby Contributor(s): Bauer, Marion Dane (Author), Andreasen, Dan (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689822685 ISBN-13: 9780689822681 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2002 Annotation: Bauer and Andreasen provide a warm and loving poetic ode in their beautiful celebration of parental love. Parents describe their longing for a baby and their joy at the birth; they marvel at the baby's attributes. The gentle text and lush paintings say "I love you" in many touching ways. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - New Baby - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 00063535 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 10.36" W x 10.4" (1.05 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 64459 Reading Level: 2.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Come hear a song about a baby, a very special baby. Come hear a song about you. This affectionate tribute to the all-encompassing love of a child will touch parents' and grandparents' hearts at the same time that it satisfies children's requests to tell them about when they were little. Best-selling author Marion Dane Bauer's lyrical text and award-winning illustrator Dan Andreasen's timeless paintings combine to create a gift of love -- for parent and child alike. And oh, how we love you |
Contributor Bio(s): Andreasen, Dan: - Dan Andreasen is the illustrator of numerous picture books, including By the Dawn's Early Light: The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner by Steven Kroll, which was named an ABA Kids' Pick of the Lists and a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies; A Quiet Place by Douglas Wood; and Sailor Boy Jig by Margaret Wise Brown. He has also authored several picture books, including With a Little Help from Daddy and A Special Day for Mommy. Dan lives with his family in Medina, Ohio.Bauer, Marion Dane: - Marion Dane Bauer is the author of many books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor book On My Honor and the New York Times bestseller My Mother Is Mine. Her other titles include A Mama for Owen, If You Were Born a Kitten, Grandmother's Song, and Thank You for Me!. She has retired from the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults where she was the first Faculty Chair. She lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and can be reached at MarionDaneBauer.com. |