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32 pp.
| Viking
| June, 2008
|
TradeISBN 978-0-670-06079-5$15.99
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Illustrated by
Susan Kathleen Hartung.
Just as flamingos, alligators, and other animals hatch and are cared for before they get "bigger and bigger" and thus require their own beds, a human child makes similar progress. The illustrations in soft colors, somewhat static but nevertheless cozy, use a suitable teal background for the nighttime pictures. Though the message is obvious, the tone is comforting.