Baby Blessings: A Prayer for the Day You Are Born (Paula Wiseman Books) - Hardcover

Jordan, Deloris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1416953620 ISBN 13: 9781416953623

Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2010

Synopsis

This touching story from bestselling author Doloris Jordan celebrates the blessings new parents wish for their babies all through their lives. With a strong emphasis on the bonds families share, the inspirational text is accompanied by exquisite art from renowned illustrator James E. Ransome. From infancy to adulthood, there is always a place for Baby Blessings.

About this title

About the Author:

Deloris Jordan is Michael Jordan’s mother and the coauthor of Salt in His Shoes, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, which Booklist called “inspirational;” Did I Tell You I Love You Today?, illustrated by Shane W. Evans, which was called “a tender read-aloud” by Kirkus Reviews; and Dream Big. She is also the author of Family First: Winning the Parenting Game, a book highlighting the seven principles of parenting. Through her work with the James Jordan Foundation in Chicago, Illinois, as well as the Jordan Institute for Families at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Mrs. Jordan is widely regarded as an advocate for children and families. The mother of five children and the grandmother of eleven, Mrs. Jordan lives in Chicago.

James E. Ransome’s highly acclaimed illustrations for Before She Was Harriet received the 2018 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor. His other award-winning titles include the Coretta Scott King winner The Creation; Coretta Scott King Honor Book Uncle Jed’s Barbershop; Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt; and Let My People Go, winner of the NAACP Image Award. He frequently collaborates with his wife, author Lesa Cline-Ransome. One of their recent titles is Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams, which received four starred reviews and was an ALA Notable Children’s Book. James is a professor and coordinator of the MFA Illustration Graduate Program at Syracuse University. He lives in New York’s Hudson River Valley region with his family. Visit James at JamesRansome.com.

From Booklist:

Deloris Jordan, best known as the mother of Michael Jordan, offers a colloquial prayer to greet the newborn child, offers advice, and gives reassurance of family love and support as well as God’s blessings. Each double-page spread includes one simply written sentence; the overall tone is wise and kindly, affectionate but never overly sweet. Ransome’s handsome, full-page and double-page oil paintings follow an African American child growing from infancy to the start of kindergarten under the watchful eyes of his loving parents. In one scene he learns to ride a tricycle and, in another, his father lifts him up to pick an orange from a tree, but many of the illustrations show quieter moments such as watching the cat, sharing a book, and kneeling in prayer at bedtime. Tenderly portraying a child growing up within a warmhearted family, this appealing picture book clearly expresses the faith, love, and hopes that surround him. Preschool-Kindergarten. --Carolyn Phelan

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1416953620
• ISBN 13: 9781416953623
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Ransome James E.