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On the Day You Were Born: Book And Musical CD (Hardcover)
by Debra Frasier
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Story, New baby's birth, Ages 4-8, Children's books |
| Market price: ¥ 218.00
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¥ 198.00
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| MSL Pointer Review:
This book is a simple expression of profound truth that on the day you were born, the universe rose up to greet you. Share the awe and wonder of life with your precious one and it will be a beautiful birthday gift. |
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Author: Debra Frasier
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Pub. in: September, 2005
ISBN: 0152055673
Pages: 40
Measurements: 8.8 x 11.1 x 0.3 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00267
Other information: Book & CD edition
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Debra Frasier's classic On the Day You Were Born is a magnificent way to welcome a new child into a family. And it's not just for children who are born into a family, but is a great book for all those beloved adopted children. It is a book of nature's celebration of the new arrival. The author's touching narration is a moving and loving declaration of the importance and value of the new arrival.
A star-spangled blue sky, crossed by a swath of sunshine yellow with gold birds, introduces the reader to "the very first day you arrived." Baby's picture and name go right in the middle of all the cheery yellow. Turn the page: "You were born on the round planet Earth. Was it day, or was it night?" is printed with another space for a picture and a line to write the date and time of birth against the backdrop of more starry sky with that old blue and green globe plopped in the middle and a figure of a child frolicking across the ocean. On another page, the jubilant child dances across a beach: "On the day you were born waves washed the beaches clean for your footprints. How little were your fingers? How tiny were your toes?" By adding eight photographs and filling in a few details, parents can create a very special journal for their child, rejoicing together in all the natural wonders of the universe. Here is an ideal gift for the new parents with a vibrant connection to nature.
This is a must-have book for every family. It can be read during happy times and when things are not going so good in the little person's life. We suggest it as a gift for all new arrivals, through birth or adoption.
Target readers:
Kids aged 4-8
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Debra Frasier is the author and illustrator of the picture book classic On the Day You Were Born. Her other books include Out of the Ocean, winner of the Southeast Booksellers Association Children's Book Award, and Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster, an IRA Teachers' Choice and an IRA-CBC Children's Choice. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Vero Beach, Florida.
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Debra Frasier's modern classic On the Day You Were Born has been welcoming babies into the world for more than a decade-and has sold over a million copies. Now this favorite hardcover book comes to life with a musical CD featuring an original composition by Matthew Smith to accompany the author's moving narration. The spinning earth, the glowing moon, the rising tides-each natural wonder appears in an evocative instrumental arrangement that makes for a moving and memorable gift, perfect to celebrate the arrival of every new baby.
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M. Sideris-Bettencourt (MSL quote), Greece
<2006-12-30 00:00>
So this book may not speak about how my child's coming stirred your World or this World, but I'm sure as most parents will agree the beautiful description about the welcoming of a child into the World describes each parent's feelings about there own child's birth as each child is unique and special and even more special to a parent that has hopped and prayed for a happy, healthy and beautiful baby. I don't think there are enough stars to give this book so I will have to settle for the five. Parents if your child's birth was so special to you that you felt the entire Universe stirred out of joy, then in your own little World it did. Every child's conception and birth are two of the greatest miracles in life. To feel that the whole world around you stirred to welcome your precious child and also letting your child know that this is how you felt about his/ her coming I feel, is the most beautiful gift you can give your child to thank them for enriching your life. All I can add is that this book has found the most beautiful way to describe how I felt when I carried my son inside me for 40 weeks and when I looked into that beautiful tiny face when I first saw him.
"While you waited in darkness,
tiny knees curled to chin,
the Earth and her creatures
with the Sun and the Moon
all moved in their places,
each ready to greet you
the very first moment
of the very first day you arrived."
But most importantly my now 34 month old loves it and he likes the pictures too. He points to the animals and says what they are, and then at the sun, the moon, the rain, all beautiful miracles of God (or Nature if you prefer) and he points at the drawing of the baby and says Adrian, because as he knows in our eyes that represents him. If you are a parent buy this book for your kids, if you aren't yet buy it as a gift, any new parent receiving this book I'm sure, will be grateful. |
Julis Erving (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
This book is so good. A baby has just been born and he is about to find out some crazy stuff. On the day he was born a lot of stuff happened everybody was talking about it even the animals knew that he was being born. That makes a person feel good on the inside when they know that they are that important. It was like the world bowed down to him. What would you do if you could take back time too when you were never born and when you were born the whole world was talking about it. Think about the day you were born. |
Louise Thomas (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
As a veteran teacher of 29 years, I've read hundreds of books to students and my own children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. On the Day You Were Born is the book I reach for first when I'm planning a special present. To make the book even more precious, I've had students write special notes to the new baby (for colleagues), or colleagues write welcomes to my granddaughters on the inside cover of the book. Talk about a meaningful gift! My passion is geography, and I can't think of a better book to give to children because it details so many important events in our life in a delightful way. |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-30 00:00>
I received this book for the birth of my first son almost 5 years ago. It was put on the shelf until his first birthday... when I read it to him at bedtime for the first time. I was moved to tears. He was captivated by the pictures as well. We have read it to him at bedtime on every birthday and it has become an important family tradition. We started the tradition with our younger son as well. I look forward to it every year. My son loved it so much by the time he was 3 years old that he started requesting it all the time. And tonight, my youngest second birthday, he sat and stared at the beautiful pages without one squirm (which is unheard of around here). It is a wonderful gift! |
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