Eerdmans Books for Young Readers's video: Before You Were Born

𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐖𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐧 By: Nancy White Carlstrom Linda Saport ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ------------------------------ Before you were born God wrote your days in a book, and when you arrived we wrapped you in white and introduced you to the dawn. W hat child isn't curious about those first days of life? In Before You Were Born Nancy White Carlstrom celebrates the mystery of how each child is a part of God's plan and the wonder of how a family grows and changes when a child arrives. With vibrant colors and joyful images, illustrator Linda Saport tenderly conveys the excitement and love with which parents welcome children into their lives. This lyrical celebration of every child's life takes its inspiration from Psalm 139. ------------------------------------- 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖𝐒 ------------------------------------ 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 "The book captures the watchful waiting and final fulfillment that accompanies the birth experience. The words and imagery created are specific and yet broad based so that the book's theme is accessible and universal. . . . The masterful collaboration of writer and artist makes this title shine. The illustrations are bold and evocative." 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 "In this lyrical, heartwarming picture-book tribute to family and the creation of new life, Carlstrom celebrates the impact that newborns have on the universe from the moment they are conceived. . . Saport's vibrantly colored, expressionistic illustrations, in charcoal and pastel, fill each double-page spread with color and light as they successfully simulate the excitement and joy that only new life can bring."