Our Subway Baby
$42.62
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2020
Summary
This gentle and incredibly poignant picture book tells the true story of how one baby found his home.
“Some babies are born into their families. Some are adopted. This is the story of how one baby found his family in the New York City subway.”
So begins the true story of Kevin and how he found his Daddy Danny and Papa Pete. Written in a direct address to his son, Pete’s moving and emotional text tells how his partner, Danny, found a baby tucked away in the corner of a subway s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780525427544 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0525427546 |
| Author: | Peter Mercurio, Leo Espinosa |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Dial Books for Young Readers,US |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 294mm x 238mm x 9mm |
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Critics Review
“The story excels at highlighting the determination of loving fathers while still including realistic moments of hesitation, doubt, and fear that occur for new and soon-to-be parents … Family snapshots and a closing author’s note emphasize that the most important thing in any family is love.” —Kirkus
“A sweet tribute to an enduring love that grew from happenstance, this suggested general purchase for all libraries praises the love of a diverse family.” —School Library Journal
About The Author
Peter Mercurio
Peter Mercurio is the founder and artistic director of Other Side Productions, a nonprofit theater company, and has written for the New York Times, Marie Claire Australia, and Reader’s Digest. Peter lives in New York City with his husband, Danny, and their son, Kevin, and has played on the same softball team for over twenty years.
Leo Espinosa is an award-winning illustrator and designer from Bogota, Colombia, whose work has been featured in the New Yorker, Wired, Esquire, the New York Times, the Atlantic, and more. Leo’s illustrations have been recognized by American Illustration, Communication Arts, Pictoplasma, 3x3, and the Society of Illustrators. Leo lives with his family in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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