Will There Be a Lap for Me? - Softcover

Corey, Dorothy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807591106 ISBN 13: 9780807591109

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, 1992

Synopsis

Kyle misses his time on Mother's lap while she is pregnant but is happy when the birth of his baby brother makes her lap available again.

About this title

About the Author:

Dorothy Corey is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Dorothy Corey include Will There Be a Lap for Me?, You Go Away (Concept Books (Albert Whitman)).

Nancy Poydar's experiences as an elementary school teacher inspire and inform her reassuring picture books about children. Now a full-time author and artist, she lives with her husband in Wayland, Massachusetts.

From Publishers Weekly:

"Kyle had a special place. It was not too hard and not too soft. It was just right for resting and talking and listening to stories and watching the birds. But Mother's stomach grew larger and larger and larger until it was very large indeed." When Kyle's mother becomes pregnant, he can no longer sit on her lap. Though he is excited about the new baby, the boy misses his special place. After his brother is born, Kyle realizes Mother has enough love and lap for both the baby and himself. The story ends as it begins, with Kyle sitting on his mother's lap, thereby reassuring children that even though many things in their lives will change, the most sacred will remain the same. In simple, soothing language Corey conveys the thoughts and feelings of a child anticipating the birth of a sibling. Poydar's cozy colored pencil and watercolor illustrations vividly portray Kyle's feelings and interaction with others. The rhythmic text and spirited illustrations thoughtfully blend to reach the very youngest children. Ages 2-5.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0807591106
• ISBN 13: 9780807591109
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Poydar Nancy