Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born Hardcover – April 23, 2019

My daughter, and my husband and I all adore this book! We went for our first sonogram last week and the page in the book that correlates to that appointment was so informative for my almost five year old daughter. She knew what to expect and even loves that inost pages the little girl has her own little pretend baby accompanying her.The artwork is beautiful, the seasons are actually perfectly aligned with our due in November second child, and I cannot share anough about how much I love this book. Simple sentences, so much beauty and joy, and the life size picture of the baby in utero are just stunning.I would give this ten stars if I could, and will recommend and purchase for anyone I know that is expecting and already has a little one to share the joy with.

The art in this book is amazing! It is one of my 3 year old's favorite book. He will sit and look at the pictures for a long time. It got him really excited for his baby brother (even though he wants a sister 😄). The words (I can't say story because it isn't one) are definitely lacking, I found that I had to explain a ton to my son so he wouldn'tget confused. I guess the benefit of that is that you can be more detailed if you want. There is a section at the end of the book that explains things about each growth stage.I still highly recommend this book though because the art is beautiful and detailed. The pictures are drawn to be the same size as the baby at whatever stage it is talking about so you get to see the baby grow as in real life.

We used this book to help explain to my daughter that she is going to be a big sister. It has definitely helped her understand what is happening and that there is a baby in Mom's tummy. She likes that the little girl does activities that she does in real life. We are going to have a little brother so I just change the pronouns to say he instead of she. The only thing that I would change is that I wish month 8 and 9 weren't just one page and instead had their own pages. It just doesn't say much for month 8 and 9.

Great book to get may daughter ready for her new sibling. She loves looking at the pictures of the baby in the womb and I love that they are "life size".

Nine Months Before a Baby is Born is information packaged in delight. Each page spread covers one month in the development of a fetus while mirroring what the family is doing in preparation. It’s perfect for parents to explain what’s really happening in Mommy’s belly to an expectant big brother or sister. Paul’s sparse, yet joyful words, and Chin’s vivid illustrations are a fitting match for showing so much science and family dynamics in the constrained parameters of a picture book.Extensive back matter is included, which can help inform the more curious or older expectant big sibling of more detail that happens as a baby grows. Two pages are dedicated to each page spread in the text. For example, in the text for the second month the text says: “Arms, legs . . . tail too?” and the back matter associated with this page explains how the tail reabsorbs to become our tailbone.Further back matter lists Nine Amazing Things Most Babies Can Do Before They’re Born, a chart of human vs. animal gestation periods, and a page of What If . . .?, which includes a paragraph on when something goes wrong. A LOT of information is packaged into this picture book and it’s very well done.In every writing workshop I’ve been to, I’m told that a good picture book is a dance between the text and the illustrations. Nine Months Before a Baby is Born is a perfect dance. lisaconnors.wordpress.com

What a beautiful book to teach my kids about life!

I bought this book to help prepare my two-year-old son for a new baby. We read it often and I explained to him how the baby was growing. The pictures are so detailed it really gave him an understanding of watching my belly change. We just had our baby girl and he is the best big brother ever. He understood what her umbilical cord was from seeing it in the book and even remembered information from the back of the book about how the baby eats milk and sleeps a lot. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is trying to prepare their kids no matter what the age for a new baby in the family.

Gorgeous, informative illustrations help kids comprehend what's happening. Rhythmic, rhyming prose captures the feeling of waiting. Ten for ten would absolutely recommend and will be buying for future expecting friends with kids to prepare! Very approachable for young ones, specific enough and fact filled (at the back) for older, more inquisitor kids too.

Absolutely beautiful book - realistic but still imaginative illustrations. My 21 month old son loves looking at the pictures and talking about them, but the book has many different levels so would equally appeal to a much older child.

Great way to introduce kids to baby before the delivery. Beautiful detail, facts and age appropriate descriptions. Highly recommend.

This book is so good to gift to ur elder child.