Welcome, Little One

Name: Welcome, Little One
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781761211331
Price: 27.99 NZD
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By Sophie Beer

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Summary

Welcome, Little One warmly introduces a new baby to their world, gently exploring the familiar comforts of a blanket, the companionship of a family dog, and the wonders glimpsed through a bedroom window. Inspired by Sophie Beer's experience of parenthood, this beautifully illustrated book captures the heartfelt hopes and dreams a parent holds for their child.
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Welcome, Little One

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Description

Welcome, little one, to our little world.
We’ve been waiting a whole lifetime to meet you.

Beautifully and boldly illustrated by the best-selling creator of Love Makes a Family, Welcome, Little One is all about introducing a new baby to their little world. There’s the blanket to keep them warm, the family dog who will teach them friendship and the bedroom window as a gateway to wonder and adventure.

Inspired by Sophie Beer’s own experience of becoming a parent, Welcome, Little One delightfully weaves all the heartfelt dreams a parent hopes for their child into a sweet book for both to treasure.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761211331

Publisher: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 November 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: Bright Light Books

Illustration: Full Colour

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 244.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 380g

Pages: 24

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Sophie Beer

About the Author

Sophie Beer is an award-winning author and illustrator based in Brisbane, Australia. She works primarily in children's books, having published with Penguin Random House, Simon and Schuster, Walker, Scholastic, Hardie Grant and many more. As an illustrator, she has worked with Disney/Pixar, Google and the Sydney Opera House, and she has collaborated with Myer for her own line of children's homewares. When she's not illustrating and writing, she thinks a lot about plants, animals, music, books and social justice.

There are nearly 700,000 Sophie Beer books in print across Australia, New Zealand, and North America.

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