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32 pp.
| Simon/Wiseman |
January, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-5362-3$16.99
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Illustrated by
James E. Ransome.
A couple welcomes their baby boy with assurances of care, support, and protection ("You will always be loved with a love that knows no bounds") and words of advice ("Always strive to do your best"). Jordan's text, essentially just a list of aphorisms, is strengthened by Ransome's illustrations. They show a story: the baby boy, encircled by loving parents, blossoms into a fine young lad.