Overview
In this unique anthology, poets and photographers from cultures all over the world celebrate the mysterious, vulnerable, and awesome world of new babies. From pregnancy through the first few months of infancy, these words and images combine feelings of hope and wonder, surprise and delight, fear and fascination at the special power of babies to move us.A cumulative rhyme in which a greedy parrot keeps taking fruit from the other creatures of the rainforest until he can hold no more.
Synopsis
In this unique anthology, poets and photographers from cultures all over the world celebrate the mysterious, vulnerable, and awesome world of new babies. From pregnancy through the first few months of infancy, these words and images combine feelings of hope and wonder, surprise and delight, fear and fascination at the special power of babies to move us.
Publishers Weekly
A collection of poems from around the globe accompanies striking photographs of babies with similarly diverse backgrounds in Welcome to the World: A Celebration of Birth and Babies from Many Cultures, edited by Nikki Siegen-Smith. More than a dozen photographers (credited in the back) contribute the images herein, such as Carlos Reyes-Manzo's poignant image of a grandmother in humble accommodations but with joy on her face as she holds her grandchild. The photo beautifully illustrates "Praise of a Child," an anonymous poem that begins, "A child is like a rare bird./ A child is precious like coral." Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.