Before You - by Rebecca Doughty (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

I was a flower with no pot

I was a polka with no dot

What did I do before you came along and changed the tune?

Through simple, yet lively text and whimsical illustration, the love from parent to child, or lover to lover, or friend to friend, is celebrated. The perfect gift for baby showers, Valentine's Day, birthdays, weddings, and beyond. Before You also works perfectly as a comforting and joyful read-aloud for parents to tuck their children into bed with. For fans of perennial favorites like I Like You and Guess How Much I Love You.

Review Quotes

* "...[Doughty's] poem works just as well to describe a parent's love of his or her child as it does to express romantic affection." --Publishers Weekly, STARRED review "...[Before You's] bounty of metaphors and clever depictions of them make it a boon for classroom use." --Kirkus --

About the Author

Rebecca Doughty is the author/illustrator of Oh No! Time to Go!: A Book of Goodbyes and Some Helpful Tips to a Better World and a Happier Life. She has illustrated for numerous board books, gift books, and picture books, including One of Those Days. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts with her husband. Visit her website at www.rebeccadoughty.com.