Shaped by love : an ode to mom bods

ISBN: 1536230065
ISBN: 9781536230062
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Sommerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025.

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Shaped by love : an ode to mom bods / Nikki Powers ; illustrated by Amanda Calatzis

Powers, Nikki, (author.). Calatzis, Amanda, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Before babies enter the world and arrive in their parents arms, they are held inside their mothers. Mother and child grow strong as one, nourished by love. Moms imagine the little ones they carry inside, dream of them, wait and long for them, and when those babies arrive, a mother s body eases their hunger, heals their hurt, and holds and soothes them when they are sad. As the years pass and mother and child grow and change, their bodies change with them altered by time and tenderness, courage and joy. Lyrical text and warm, energetic illustrations track the evolution of a timeless bond in the lives of diverse families. Destined to be a go-to gift for new or soon-to-be parents, this portrait of the physical and emotional journey through giving birth, parenthood, and aging is a love letter to families of all kinds.