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The Welcome Book

By Danna Smith
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From the creators of The Thank You Book, this board book celebrates the ways we can be welcoming and the importance of community.If you meet someone new in the world today, there is a very kind word you can say. “Welcome!” Welcoming somebody shows that you... Read More
Format: Board book
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From the creators of The Thank You Book, this board book celebrates the ways we can be welcoming and the importance of community.

If you meet someone new in the world today,
there is a very kind word you can say.
“Welcome!”
Welcoming somebody shows that you care.
You’re happy to see them. You’re glad they are there.

From inviting a friend to play to welcoming a new baby into the world, this sweet book celebrates all the ways we can welcome those around us—and shows readers that even small acts can have a big impact.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781665952026

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Board book

Date Published: 14 January 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Little Simon

Illustration: f-c; gloss cvr (no sfx)

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Juliana Perdomo

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 252g

Pages: 24

Collections

Children's Board Books Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Danna Smith Young Adult

About the Author

Danna Smith is a poet and award-winning author of numerous books for children, including One Blue Gnu; Rooftop Garden; Wake Up, Freight Train!; and several Little Golden Books. Her nonfiction picture book, The Hawk of the Castle: A Story of Medieval Falconry, received two starred reviews and is a Junior Library Guild Selection and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year. Danna currently lives in northern California, where she is hard at work on her next book. For more information about her books and teaching activities, visit her website at DannaSmithBooks.com. 

Juliana Perdomo is a writer and illustrator born in Bogotá, Columbia, surrounded by a huge loving family, friends, bright colors, music, weird fruits, sunshine, and lots of rain but also rainbows. She now lives there with her amazing son, Luca, her rocker partner Iván, and their crazy old dog, Menta. Juliana has a background as a psychologist and an art therapist, but her passion is children’s literature. She tries to make her work diverse, heartfelt and personal, folkish, a bit retro, joyful, and with a Latin touch. She feels deeply grateful to have participated in many beautiful projects: books, puzzles, animations, branding, family portraits, and magazines all over the world. Find out more at JulianaPerdomo.com.

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