On the Day You Were Born: A Photo Journal

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Inspired by Debra Frasier's enormously popular On the Day You Were Born, this charming photo journal invites families to celebrate the arrival of their loved one into the natural world. A star-spangled blue sky, crossed by a swath of sunshine yellow with gold birds, introduces the reader to "the very first day you arrived." Baby's picture and name go right in the middle of all the cheery yellow. Turn the page: "You were born on the round planet Earth. Was it day, or was it night?" is printed with another space for a picture and a line to write the date and time of birth against the backdrop of more starry sky with that old blue and green globe plopped in the middle and a figure of a child frolicking across the ocean. On another page, the jubilant child dances across a beach: "On the day you were born waves washed the beaches clean for your footprints. How little were your fingers? How tiny were your toes?"

FROM OUR EDITORS

The Barnes & Noble Review
Debra Frasier first impressed audiences with her magical celebration of the birth of a child with On the Day You Were Born. Filled with bold and beautiful woodcut illustrations and poetic text depicting the first day of a child's life, the outstanding picture book sold millions of copies to expectant parents.

Now parents and caregivers are treated to the wonder of the original book formatted into a splendid photo journal, with eight slots for photos of the newborn and space to write of the baby's first-day events. Particularly charming is the illustration of a joyous circle of people dancing around the mom and baby, with black shadow images of animals around them and the sun ablaze overhead. The corresponding page allows proud parents to include a photo and write the names of people who welcomed their baby on that momentous day.

Frasier has an amazing ability to relate the birth of a child to the planets and the stars. She understands that as we prepare for the birth of our children, the earth anticipates the splendor of a new human. This photo journal is a loving and glorious way to celebrate a new baby in the family and in the world. (Amy Barkat)

ANNOTATION

The earth celebrates the birth of a newborn baby.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Debra Frasier's On the Day You Were Born has been loved by more than a million families since its publication ten years ago. Now parents can extend the celebration of their child's birth with this easy-to-use photo journal inspired by that modern classic. By simply adding eight photographs, a few details-and a lot of love-they can create a wonderful book to read with their child about their first day together.

FROM THE CRITICS

Debra Frasier

On the Day You Were Born has been welcoming children to our miraculous planet for ten years. This astonishes me. It has been a great honor to be a part of so many children's lives.

Publishers Weekly

Inspired by her bestselling book of the same name, On the Day You Were Born: A Photo Journal by Debra Frasier supplies a sturdy cardboard frame on each of its eight spreads. The photographs then personalize and add meaning to the calming text, "On the day you were born a circle of people welcomed you with voices familiar and clear." On this page, in addition to the photo frame, a prompt asks youngsters (and parents) to write down the "people who welcomed you," while the facing illustration shows a woman holding a baby as friends and family gently dance around her. ( Apr.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

School Library Journal

K-Gr 6Debra Frasier's book comes alive with 3-D animation and the sights and sounds of the Minnesota Orchestra.

Alternative Family Magazine