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Quill & Quire
Anyone picking up Where You Came From expecting a scientifically solemn and medically correct account of the facts of life for pre-schoolers is in for a surprise. In this, a follow-up to Sara O’Leary and Julie Morstad’s previous collaboration, When You Were Small, Mother and Father offer alternate replies to Henry’s recurring question, “Where did I come from?” Their fanciful responses touch delicately on many different baby myths, from the infant found in the bulrushes to delivery by fairies or a flock of crows (on a day the stork called in sick), from growing in the garden and falling from a star or spaceship to being carved from wood like Pinocchio. Each whimsical answer is given fondly, and many are quite funny. Lest an anxious adult reader feel that the child is being misled by fantasy, each playful account is contradicted by the other parent with an equally comical alternative, until at last the parents agree: “Your mother and I both dreamt you. And then you came true.... First there were two of us and then we were three.” Sara O’Leary has a supple style which conveys the fondness in the parents’ teasing, and rises to a moment of real poetry at the end. Her text is well matched with the gentle-coloured line drawings of Julie Morstad, which show baby Henry confidently beginning life in various absurd situations – even peering out of a mailbox, or balanced on top of tins of food on sale in the supermarket – innocent and ready to greet the world.
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In the sequel to the acclaimed picture book When You Were Small, curious little Henry has a new question for his parents: "Where did I come from?" His parents, trying to remember, come up with many hilarious, imaginative and whimsical answers.
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Beautiful book,
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This review is from: Where You Came From (Hardcover)
"Where You Came From" is exceptional in that it is approachable for small children while still being so well-written and gently humorous that adults (well, such as me anyway) can't help but love it. The book begins with Henry asking where he came from; each following page is an explanation from his parents, alternating between his mother and his father (not verbatim, as I don't have it on hand just at the moment): the stork called in sick and you were delivered by a crow; your mother found you in a sale basket at the supermarket, and she couldn't figure out why you would be in the sale basket because there was absolutely nothing wrong with you; we were out walking and saw you way up in a tree, so your father climbed up to bring you down; your mother grew you in her garden, and the hardest part was waiting and trying not to pick you too soon; your father carved you out of wood until you looked just like a real boy; the fairies delivered you; you were dropped out of a spaceship; and so on until the simple-but-sweet finale, "now I remember - first we were two, and then we were three". The illustrations are vintage-style and GORGEOUS, and together with the beautiful text make for a book of such quality as is very rare these days.Extremely highly recommended. BUY IT.
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Very well-done!,
By A reader - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Where You Came From (Hardcover)
I received this as a gift from my brother, and I fell in love with it. First, it honors our family's unspoken law that a child should be fed, along with fresh vegetables, a certain amount of harmless nonsense. Second, it honors (if only by omitting overt explanations to the contrary) families that may have been made in nontraditional ways. My sons both came to me through adoption, and I'm so pleased that this sweet story is just as resonant for us as for a family made through biology. It's well-done and beautifully illustrated, and printed with quality materials. All-around kudos.
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Wonderful!,
By J. Carlson "Triplet Mommy" - Published on Amazon.com
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Such a darling book! My kids (4.5 years) love it and request it over and over! A keeper!
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Perfect gift book,
By Jessica K. Olds - Published on Amazon.com
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We LOVE this book in our house! It's silly and fun to read and easy for kids to pick up after a few readings. We've given this book for a few baby gifts because it's so beautiful. Great illustrations and cute story!
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