Illustrations that are even larger in scale than an infant would be in reality show the first minutes and hours of an newborn child's life. A mother's comforting voice tells an invisible older child about that precious day. It's a busy birth day: cutting of the umbilical cord, a first cry, being braceleted, getting cleaned up and measured, nursing, wearing a little cap for warmth and falling asleep--over and over, even with lots of relatives eager to meet the new family member. The artwork was done in pencil and pastel and can be easily seen by a group of preschoolers or children sharing the 12 x 10" book in a family setting. (Ages 1-6)