Small Miracles: The Wonder of a Child

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Summary: Great gift book
Review: If you're always stumped when you want that perfect shower, christening or baby gift, this is a great book to give. The other Lisa Guest/Sandra Kuck book, A Mother's Love, is good too. The writing is wonderful, capturing so well the magic, without getting sappy. Try giving it for Mother's day -- I know I would love to receive it from my kids!

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Summary: Perfect for a baby shower gift. Mom's need something too!
Review: Sandra Kuck and Lisa Guest have created the perfect shower gift for every new mom. Sandra Kuck's paintings are incredibly detailed and show the magical world of children and their mothers. This book has a Victorian beauty and the poems, passages and quotes are truly meaningful.

Sandra Kuck is an award-winning artist who has won the "Artist of the Year" six times. Lisa Guest writes and edits from her Southern California home so she can spend time with her own two children, Stephen and Sarah. Here is an example:

My Little Miracle

How can I love so intensely someone I barely know? Someone who has said not a word and shared not a thought, someone who has yet to see a page of the calendar turn..... I wait for a glimmer of recognition in those shining eyes.... I look for a hint of a smile as I hold you close.... Through the night, I check your cradle, looking for the rising and falling of your chest and straining to hear your soft breaths... How can I love so intensely someone I barely know? I didn't know it was possible -- until there was you, my little miracle, my little mystery.

While this book is only 32 pages long, I could not think of a more appropriate gift for a new mom. No, I don't have my own children yet, but I have done my fair share of babysitting and have a new second cousin who has reminded me how much we can love and how surprised we are that we can bond with another soul just by holding a baby for less than 15 minutes! I know you are going to absolutely love this treasure. I am giving it to my cousin who just found out she is having a baby girl.