When Baby Bird says good-bye to his mama at school each morning, he feels sad. Mama Bird feels sad, too. Sometimes it's hard to be apart. But as Mama Bird says, the love they share is with them always, keeping them close until the best part of the day--when they are together again.
It's always hard for Baby Bird and his mama to say good-bye on their way to school and work in the morning. But Mama finds a lilting, lyrical way of showing how her love is with her child all the time--and his love is with her, too.
But even when I'm far away, this love I have will stay. and wrap itself around you every minute of the day.
Warm, reassuring feelings emanate from this lovely picture book. Mama Bird tells her child how her love slips inside his lunch box, sits upon his shoulder when he sings a happy song, and snuggles on his pillow while he naps. Jane Dyer, illustrator of the bestselling Time for Bed, creates positively touchable watercolors of a pudgy-cheeked preschooler bird and his working mom. Hints of hearts nestle playfully on the pages: on the blackboard under the letter H, and sewn onto his pillowcase. Oh My Baby, Little One will resonate deeply for moms and kids alike, and may make daily separations just a little bit easier.
So blow a kiss and wave good-bye-- my baby, don't you cry. This love is always with you, like the sun is with the sky.
(Ages 3 to 6) --Emilie Coulter
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Beautiful Book:
Beautiful illustrations and a heart warming book about a mom working and her child in daycare.
A must-have for every home library!:
This is one of the most beautiful books I've ever read, and we read A LOT in our house! I get teary-eyed every single time my son and I read this book together. The sentiment is just so perfectly accurate, and the appearance of the heart in every picture is a fun seek-and-find for my son. You just HAVE to add this book to your collection!
You miss me, and I miss you, and I must leave you for awhile.:
Mama bird explains to baby bird, who misses her, how her love is with him throughout the day while she is at work. She tells him that she also misses him and finds his love with her. She also tells him that her greatest joy is when she comes home to him. This is a good book for a working mother to read to her child (starting as young as possible) to reassure him/her and open up a conversation about the topic whenever needed. The pictures look just like my grandson when I babysit and he misses mommy.more info
Beautiful message!:
I bought this book for myself when my first child was still a baby. It helped me with the drop off at preschool when she was a baby to know that our love was with each other when we were apart! I bought them this year when my sister-in-laws had their first baby girls and were headed back to work and they found them just as moving and sweet. What a great gift for any mom at any stage!
