Illustrated by JoEllen McAllister Stammen
Simon & Schuster, 1997
Ages 0 to 5
Hardcover, ISBN 978-0-689-80111-2
Paperback, Aladdin
ISBN 978-0-689-84212-2
Board Book, Little Simon
ISBN 978-0-689-85329-6

Synopsis

A poetic, playful picture book about how animals come into being. Each oversized, double-page spread lovingly depicts 12 different types of animal babies, including a human, with a few simple lines such as, "If you were a baby seahorse, you'd pop out of your father's pouch and swim away with hundreds of sisters and brothers."

Awards

Minnesota Book Award for Children, 1998
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Literature, Wisconsin Library Assn, 1998
Society of School Librarians International, 1998