A mother's love leads to a mother's dream every mother's dream for her child to live life to its fullest.
A deceptively simple, powerful ode to the potential of love and the potential in life, Someday is the book you'll want to share with someone else...today. The perfect gift for Mother's Day, Graduation Day or Any Day - share a copy with every special person in your life.
Publishers Weekly
One day I counted your fingers and kissed each one, opens McGhee's (A Very Brave Witch) understated yet emotion-charged expression of a mother's love and hopes for her child. Reynolds's (The Dot) spare, wispy pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations depict the narrator and her daughter sharing everyday moments that mark milestones in the girl's maturation: the mother watches snowflakes melt on your baby skin and crosses the street as her little one grasps her hand. A transitional spread first reveals the youngster on a tricycle, aided by her mother, and then riding solo on a bicycle (Then, you were my baby,/ and now you are my child). Quietly the emotion builds, as the mother thinks of the future in store for her daughter, its joys and sorrows: Someday I will stand on this porch and watch your arms waving to me until I no longer see you. Here Reynolds depicts the woman, older than she was at the book's start, on the left, gazing forlornly across the white expanse of the spread. The narrative comes full circle, as the parent looks ahead to a day, a long time from now, when her daughter's own hair will glow silver in the sun. Handlettering by Reynolds augments the story's deeply personal quality, which will resonate with both new and seasoned mothers. All ages. (Mar.) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Growing Up & Facts of Life
- Friendship, Social Skills & School Life
- Emotions & Feelings
- Friendship, Social Skills & School Life
- Growing Up & Facts of Life
Publisher : Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Author : McGhee, Alison
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2007-02-27
Number Of Pages : 40
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 1416928111
ISBN-13 : 9781416928119
Item weight : 0.66 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 7.74 in x 8.35 in
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