One You - by Frances Stickley (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A lyrical countdown to your baby coming into the world and a count-up to the memories you'll make together.

One wonderful world, and now, one you. For nine magic months, two hearts beat together, then with ten tiny fingers and ten tiny toes, a new life begins. Through the magical story of the journey into parenthood, a beautiful message to a child is revealed: nothing else counts more than you.

This poetic and poignant book about a child coming into the world would make the perfect gift for new parents, or a beautiful first book for a baby.

About the Author

Frances Stickley is a primary school teacher who first realized her love for writing with the poem, 'My Dad's Milkfloat', when she was six. She is an award-winning academic, a trained children's literacy specialist, and winner of the Bloomsbury and National Literacy Trust short story prize 2017. She lives with her family and a big-eared dog in Derbyshire. And when she is not writing, you'll find her in the forest pretending to be a dragon with her daughters.

Åsa Gilland is a Swedish illustrator who studied interior design at Accademia Italiana Moda in Florence and spent many years as a graphic designer. She has lived in Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Spain and the UK before moving to Indonesia, and has worked on textiles, home décor, stationery and more, before deciding to follow her passion for illustrating children's books. Åsa lives in a tiny house under an overgrown bougainvillea tree in Jakarta with husband, two sons and cats.