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by: Veronique Vienne  List Price: $17.00 Price: $4.66 You Save: $12.34 (73%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.24 EAN: 9780609609262 ISBN: 0609609262 Label: Clarkson Potter Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 96 Publication Date: February 19, 2002 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Release Date: February 19, 2002 Studio: Clarkson Potter Related Items:
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 Rating: - good medicine for parents-to-be!I found this book to be both entertaining and inspiring. This book is NOT a scientific textbook on birth and childhood. Instead, it tries to convey what it's like to be a parent from an emotional point of view. It's all about bonding with your child and being there for her. It's a fun book but also wise. I'd recommend this as a present for friends' baby showers--particularly if your friend is really stressed out by the thought of becoming a mom! Rating: - perfect gift for expectant couplesWe've been giving Véronique Vienne's "Art of..." books as presents for a lot of occasions, but this one's our new favorite: we like it because it's perfect for both the future mother AND father; fathers are given their due in this book! (which must be unique in books about pregnancy). The text is Vienne's usual funny, apt, sometimes surprising advice; and the pictures are better than ever: there's one of two little girls dancing which is worth the price of the book; another, of a kids' party, shows ... Read More 
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