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Babies are born all over the world, and all over the world, they are cherished, adored and celebrated. Welcome to the World is a beautiful collection of stunning black and white photographs and traditional poems from over ten countries that speak of the hopes and dreams of a new life unfolding.
This visually moving anthology was compiled by Nikki Siegen-Smith, who traveled across the world with her partner and young son. In this unique look at the world of new babies, she has put together a book that really honors the commonalities, and differences, experienced when a new child is born. From traditional African poems and rituals to native American celebratory verse to a Western European homage to a new daughter, the work of these writers and artists, some anonymous, resonates with the joy and mystery of birth and a reverence for new life.
The diversity represented in Welcome to the World is as interesting as the common threads that run between the lines of each and every poem or ritual – that a baby is a gift. Looking at the amazing photos of babies and parents with babies, a pregnant tummy filled with the promise of new life, or a baby nursing, reminds us all of what is really important, and how it doesn’t really matter where we live. Babies are pure magic in any language.
This book would make a cherished gift to a pregnant mom or expecting couple, but even if you have no children of your own, you can truly appreciate the awe and wonder contained in the pages of this very special collection of words and images, all centered around the smallest of babies and how they evoke the biggest of emotions.
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Welcome to the World: A Celebration Of Birth And Babies From Many Cultures