First published 2020
This picture book springs from Gabrielle Union's joy at becoming mother to Kaavia James Union Wade. Union crafts verses that speak directly from parent to child, celebrating the moment a baby enters the world. The book treats life as one big celebration, with the newborn as the guest of honor everyone has been waiting to meet. Union's words capture the excitement parents feel when introducing their child to all the wonders ahead. Each page builds the feeling that this little person belongs here, that their arrival completes something important. The book returns again and again to the central idea that life is a party and every baby deserves the warmest possible welcome to join it.
Genres: family, african-american, relationships, picture-books, 21st-century, childrens
Vibes: emotional, intimate, lyrical
Tropes: found-family, new-parents
32 pages · Hardcover · HarperCollins