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Little Passenger

An ideal keepsake and go-to baby shower, naming ceremony or christening gift for any expectant mother
By Deirdre Sullivan
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Little Passenger. I have made space for you inside my heart. It will always be a little bigger than you are. To give you room to grow. Little Passenger is a stunning love letter to mothers and babies. With a bookplate for personalisation, this is an... Read More
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Little Passenger.

I have made space for you inside my heart.
It will always be a little bigger than you are.
To give you room to grow.

Little Passenger is a stunning love letter to mothers and babies. With a bookplate for personalisation, this is an ideal keepsake and the perfect go-to gift for baby showers, naming ceremonies, or christenings for any expectant mother. It's destined to be a natural classic.

Mother and baby are growing together, preparing to greet the world. Through simple, deeply moving words and truly stunning illustrations, we experience an intimate journey through pregnancy and witness a baby developing from a little pea to pumpkin-sized and finally, into a baby in their mother's arms.

This picture book journey encapsulates all the vulnerability, hope, and tenderness of a new pregnancy, highlighting the deeply felt connection between a mother and her unborn child. It also includes a sensitively worded dedication to all the little passengers who never made it, acknowledging that many pregnancy journeys are not always straightforward.

The debut picture book from Deirdre Sullivan is perfectly complemented by Jessica Love, the illustrator of Julian Is a Mermaid, who masterfully illustrates the themes of movement, light, and love, using colour and space in a way never seen before on a picture book page.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529507157

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 26 February 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Walker Books Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Jessica Love

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Early Years Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Deirdre Sullivan Mother's Day Children's Books Mother's Day Gifts

About the Author

Deirdre Sullivan is a writer and teacher from Galway. She has written seven acclaimed books for young adults, including Savage Her Reply, Perfectly Preventable Deaths and Tangleweed and Brine. She was the recipient of the CBI Book of the Year Award in 2018 and the An Post Irish Book Award for YA in 2020. Her short fiction has appeared in Banshee and The Dublin Review. She lives in Dublin. Find her on Instagram or X as @propermiss.


Jessica Love is an actor and the author-illustrator of Julian Is a Mermaid, her debut picture book that won the Bologna Ragazzi Award and Klaus Flugge Prize, and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2019. She is also the author-illustrator of Julian at the Wedding and A Bed of Stars. She has a BA in studio art from the University of California, Santa Cruz, as well as a graduate degree from Juilliard. She has appeared in plays both on and off Broadway. Jessica Love lives in Brooklyn, USA. Find her on Instagram as @jesslovedraws.

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