Nancy Tillman's You Are Loved Collection: On the Night You Were Born; Wherever You Are, My Love Will Find You; And the Crown on Your Head

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As far as I can gather from the book, the author's belief of the purpose of living is simply that the world would not be the same without each person. Her words are that the "world would be incomplete" and "different" if each person was not alive. She then goes on to marvel at how even unfortunate events in one's life can find a happy ending in someone else's. If you ask me, that is a shallow and insignificant message to be imparting to children. Yes, of course, it is true that each individual member of society gives the world its uniqueness, and that bad situations can produce positive outcomes. But, in my opinion, the purpose of life is much greater than just existing to exist. We musn't forget to encourage our 'very young people' to read and to appreciate the beauty of the traditional BOOK. Nancy Tillman's series does just that. Whether she is creating books that remind children of their own unique wonder, or teaching life lessons through an accident prone cat named Tumford, all of Nancy's books feature one important message. You are loved. She lives in Tualatin, Oregon. On the Night You Were Born, the moon smiled with such wonder that the stars peeked in to see you and the night wind whispered, "Life will never be the same."and the illustrations are breathtaking.

I could have done without the zoo bears; the “wild” polar bears were sufficient for bears’ participation, in my opinion. The (somewhat fantastical) natural world depicted in this book felt magical. My daughter loves it too, at first she was uncooperative about being read to, but as the routine grew so did her attitude towards it, and now when I pull the books out her face lights up and she forgets whatever she was doing, it's now daddy and daughter time. It has made our bedtime routine much easier to slip into, I usually give her one book to thumb through while I read her the other, and though she enjoys playing with the book given to her, she is clearly glued to the story being read, and more often than not, once I'm done reading to her, she either takes the book from my hand and gives it to mommy to read, or she takes the other book and gives it to one of us to read. Either way, her appreciation for reading time is clearly there, which is exactly what we seek to accomplish with storytime. The only downside to these wonderful books is trying to take them away from her after storytime is done, she knows that putting the books away means the end of storytime and she does not let that time end without a fight! This is one of the most wonderfully inspirational books I have ever read! http://www.nancytillman.com/books/night/ I think this is a sweet book for very young kids, but even some slightly older children will enjoy it.

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I love the idea of nature (including animals, plants, the wind, the moon) celebrating the birth of a child, and celebrating joyfully that unique child.