I Can't Wait to Meet You by Gary Benfield (Board Book)

Dimensions (Overall): 5.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inch (W) x .5 Inch (D)
Weight: 1.3 Pounds
Number of Pages: 16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Family
Format: Board Book
Publisher: Dr. Gary Books
Author: Gary Benfield
Age Range: Baby - 3 Years
Language: English

About the Book

When an expecting parent exclaims, I cant wait, sweet baby, to finally meet you! a delightful, almost magical, love affair begins. We call it Prenatal Tummy Love! Join in, Moms and Dads, with Momma Moo and Papa Goose, and start reading aloud to your precious babies before they are born, using their own names if you have chosen one. Research shows that reading aloud to your baby is extremely important because its shaping your babys brain growing new connections at the amazing rate of 700 each second. Thats right, 700 new connections per second. No one knows for sure to what extent this phenomenon occurs in the months before birth. Our goal is to help moms and dads discover the powerful magic of reading aloud to their babies before they are born and to continue reading to them after birth.

Book Synopsis

When an expecting parent exclaims, "I can t wait, sweet baby, to finally meet you!" a delightful, almost magical love affair begins. We call it "Prenatal Tummy Love!" Join in, moms and dads, with Momma Moo and Papa Goose, and start reading aloud to your precious babies before they are born, using their own names if you have chosen one. Research shows that reading aloud to your baby is extremely important because it shapes your baby's brain, growing new connections at the amazing rate of seven hundred per second. Our goal is to help moms and dads discover the powerful magic of reading aloud to their babies before they are born, and to continue reading to them after birth.

About The Author

A board-certified neonatologist, Dr. Gary cared for seriously ill newborns for thirty-five years in the Neonatal ICU at Akron Children's Hospital in Akron, Ohio. During that time, he also wrote "The Baby Beat," a weekly medical column for Alliance, Ohio's daily newspaper. After authoring a series of five award-winning Leaping Larry picture books, illustrated by Chris Sharp, Dr. Gary and Chris have created a groundbreaking series of Tummy Love prenatal board books for parents to read aloud to their babies before they are born.