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    Love Is All Around: A Brown Baby Parade Book

    Part of Brown Baby Parade

    Author Nikki Shannon Smith
    Illustrated by Ronique Ellis
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    Board Book
    $8.99 US
    RH Childrens Books | Crown Books for Young Readers
    7.06"W x 7"H x 0.62"D   | 10 oz | 48 per carton
    On sale Dec 06, 2022 | 28 Pages | 9780593563250
    Age 0-3 years | Up to Preschool
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    This first book in the Brown Baby Parade series celebrates Black and brown babies and delivers a universal message of love, letting all babies know that they are cherished from head to toe.

    Love is in the bathroom when Daddy combs my hair.
    He picks out my Afro and clips in bows with care.
     
    Love is in the kitchen. We all sit down to eat—
    waffles, milk, and sausage, and yummy syrup sweet.
     
    A little girl observes the ways that love is shown and shared throughout her day. From Sister’s kisses when she wakes to eating breakfast with her family and playing with friends at school, love is all around.

    Nikki Shannon Smith's soothing, rhythmic text and Ronique Ellis's warm, welcoming illustrations pair beautifully to create heartwarming scenes of everyday life. It’s never too early to show little ones that they are valued and cherished, and this book does just that.
    Nikki Shannon Smith is the author of numerous books, ranging from picture books to young adult. Her work includes the Azaleah Lane chapter book series and five titles in Capstone’s multi-author historical fiction/adventure middle-grade series, Girls Survive. Nikki also wrote A Star Like Jesse Owens, a Smithsonian historical fiction title about the 1936 Olympics. Her forthcoming titles include Beautiful Colors (Random House/Little Golden Books, 2022) and additional board books in the Brown Baby Parade series. She is passionate about the authentic representation of all children and writes stories depicting the history and struggles of Black people as well as “Black joy.” She lives in Davis, California. View titles by Nikki Shannon Smith
    Ronique Ellis View titles by Ronique Ellis

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    This first book in the Brown Baby Parade series celebrates Black and brown babies and delivers a universal message of love, letting all babies know that they are cherished from head to toe.

    Love is in the bathroom when Daddy combs my hair.
    He picks out my Afro and clips in bows with care.
     
    Love is in the kitchen. We all sit down to eat—
    waffles, milk, and sausage, and yummy syrup sweet.
     
    A little girl observes the ways that love is shown and shared throughout her day. From Sister’s kisses when she wakes to eating breakfast with her family and playing with friends at school, love is all around.

    Nikki Shannon Smith's soothing, rhythmic text and Ronique Ellis's warm, welcoming illustrations pair beautifully to create heartwarming scenes of everyday life. It’s never too early to show little ones that they are valued and cherished, and this book does just that.

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    Nikki Shannon Smith is the author of numerous books, ranging from picture books to young adult. Her work includes the Azaleah Lane chapter book series and five titles in Capstone’s multi-author historical fiction/adventure middle-grade series, Girls Survive. Nikki also wrote A Star Like Jesse Owens, a Smithsonian historical fiction title about the 1936 Olympics. Her forthcoming titles include Beautiful Colors (Random House/Little Golden Books, 2022) and additional board books in the Brown Baby Parade series. She is passionate about the authentic representation of all children and writes stories depicting the history and struggles of Black people as well as “Black joy.” She lives in Davis, California. View titles by Nikki Shannon Smith
    Ronique Ellis View titles by Ronique Ellis

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