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By the creators of the award-winning picture book, Babies Nurse/Así se alimentan los bebés, Babies Bond highlights the magical relationship between mammal mothers and their offspring. Graceful watercolor illustrations accompany tender haiku poems, followed by four pages of informative animal fun facts. This picture book, for children ages 2 to ten years, is a wonderful science learning tool and a gentle introduction to haiku poetry.

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Another wonderful book by children's author Phoebe Fox! Babies Bond celebrates the unique connection moms have with their babies. The haiku narrative is simple enough for the youngest child, yet poetic and descriptive, allowing the adult reader to enjoy the beautiful words that accompany the lovely watercolor illustrations. Fun facts included at the end are a great way to learn even more about animal babies. A blue whale calf drinks over fifty gallons of its mother's milk per day! No doubt Babies Bond will become a treasured part of your book collection, one to be passed on to future generations. - Torey Potter, RN, BSN, IBCLC Babies Bond introduces young children to haiku poetry and exquisite illustrations that demonstrate the bond between mother and baby. It would be beneficial for all families to have a copy of this beautiful book. - Katie Finney, NICU Nurse, St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ Babies Bond is embellished with colorful watercolor paintings by retired NBA star Jim Fox and line drawings by Rachel Luman. These enhance a gentle, lovely picture book of haiku poems describing various mammal babies and how they bond with their mothers through nursing. From an ocean mother's flippers that stroke the sea while her calf nurses, to a hungry little hippo that guzzles milk underwater, Phoebe Fox provides a fine celebration of creatures that share this special bonding experience. The diversity of selected animals, from manatees and hippos to possums, alpaca, giraffes, and kangaroos is to be commended, along with the terminology that helps even the youngest reader identify specific names for different animal babies ( 'joeys', 'crias', and 'calves'). 'Did You Know?' facts at the end of the book provide added details about each featured animal and how they nurse, while a concluding bibliography of reading resources, for both natural history and breastfeeding, offers parents and children the opportunity to learn more. Jim Fox's gorgeous paintings are as powerful as Phoebe Fox's gentle descriptions of each animal pair. Together, the two have created a gorgeous book, perfect for reading aloud to the very young, that encourages gentle contemplation of breastfeeding's special bond between babies and mothers. - D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review

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Former elementary school teacher and librarian, Phoebe Fox has a BA in Early Childhood Development and an MA in Curriculum and Instruction. She is the author of six published books for children and lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her husband and three sons. Phoebe loves reading, writing and collecting picture books and enjoys supporting other authors with her YouTube channel, Mamafox Books' Storytime Saturdays. Jim Fox is a watercolor artist, father of two and proud grandfather of five. Jim played basketball for the University of South Carolina and joined the National Basketball Association in 1967. He played for a variety of teams, including the Chicago Bulls and the Phoenix Suns. He began painting in 2005. Jim resides in Phoenix, Arizona, with his wife of over 50 years.

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