My dear friend/sister/neighbor, Bella, is due in August.
Yes, she is, indeed, the most adorable pregnant lady you have ever seen.
The amazing streamer installation in the photo was created for Bella's baby shower, which I might feature in a future post. Bella's best friend and my dear friend, Kelly, planned a colorful, creative, A-B-C shower--which was perfectly representative of our Bella and was a fitting way to share in the anticipation of and preparation for her first baby.
In keeping with the shower theme, I found a couple of books that I just had to include as a gift...and that I just had to share with you!
I am in love with this happy board book Pantone: Colors by Pantone and illustrated by Helen Dardik. The book introduces your child to 9 basic colors, with 20 shades of each.
I can just imagine the conversation between Bella and her little girl.
Bella: What color are the leaves in the tress, little one?
Baby B: Green!
Bella: That's right, sweetie, they're green!
Baby B: Well, actually they're more of a pistachio green, or maybe even a moss green.
Bella: !!!
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Then there's Paul Thurlby's Alphabet by Paul Thurlby, which has a stylized, retro feel, but is very surprising and refreshing at the same time. E is for embrace and U is for underground?! Love it.
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Everything in life should be wrapped in this awesome amphibian paper...
I hope Baby Girl enjoys these books as much as Adult Me does!
Throw a little pantone and some hipster illustrations into your child's daily reading, and you're bound to get a little artist. Gotta foster those creative genes early!
