Miranda Paul is an award-winning author of children's books whose
work includes Water Is Water (also illustrated by Jason Chin), Are
We Pears Yet (illustrated by Carin Berger), and One Plastic Bag-
Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia. She lives in
Wisconsin.
Jason Chin is a celebrated author and illustrator of children's
books. He received the Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in
Andrea Wang's Watercress, a Newbery Honor book and APALA award
winner. His book Grand Canyon was awarded a Caldecott Honor, a
Sibert Honor, and the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award. His other acclaimed
nonfiction titles--Coral Reefs, Redwoods, Gravity, and Island- A
Story of the Galapagos--have received numerous starred reviews and
other accolades. He is also the illustrator of Stephanie Parsley
Ledyard's debut title Pie Is for Sharing and Miranda Paul's Water
is Water. He lives in Vermont with his wife and children.
★ "[T]his isn’t just a story about the nine months of
gestation; it’s also a tale—told mostly with illustrations—of a
family happily awaiting a baby’s arrival. As left-hand pages
track a zygote’s transformation, first into an embryo (there’s a
tail!) and then into a fetus, right-hand pages show slice-of-life
scenes of a mom, dad, and soon-to-be big sister (details in the
watercolor and gouache illustrations indicate the family is
Latinx). . . . During the third trimester, the left-hand
illustrations begin to push onto the right-hand pages, ultimately
taking over the entire double-page spread. It’s another whimsical
touch in this joyful celebration of the nine months leading up to a
baby’s birth."—The Horn Book, Starred Review
"[T]he real value lies in the blend of informational text and
illustrations that will allow kids a concrete sense of the growth
covertly occurring in the maternal abdomen. Chin’s intrauterine
illustrations start oversized . . . but the little one quickly
catches up and art is to scale; then she begins to push across the
spread gutters as her size becomes too large to be contained to a
single page. The result is a solid family discussion starter about
a possible new addition to the family that allows a listening kid
to take the questions in a medical or emotional direction or both,
and fascinated youngsters will pore over the growth scenes and be
stunned by the information that they, too, started that
way."—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
★ "This touching book describes milestones both inside and
outside of a mother's belly over the course of nine months. . . .
Children both young and old will be captivated by the details of
fetal development and the story of a family preparing for and
welcoming a new member."—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
"It’s a riveting chronicle, full of wonderment and the kind of
information that will allow even very young prospective brothers
and sisters to track the progress of their own forthcoming
siblings."—The Wall Street Journal
★ "Caldecott Honoree Chin's detailed gouache and watercolor
illustrations skillfully depict the changes in the fetus month to
month, they also show the family of three and their activities.
Verso pages have drawings of the fetus developing while the recto
pages show the family’s movements as they wait and prepare for the
new infant. Pictures of Month Four through Month Nine reveal the
actual size of the growing baby, while the illustrations of the
first three months tell what the size would be and show a magnified
illustration."—Booklist, Starred Review
★ "This appealing treatment of the subject strikes a perfect
balance between biology—minus the birds and bees—and a gentle
relevancy for young, soon-to-be siblings."—Publishers Weekly,
Starred Review
"A bright, savvy heads-up for younger children in growing families;
equally useful for shaping expectations and providing realistic
glimpses of what’s going on inside a pregnant person." —School
Library Journal
"Nine Months is a beautifully balanced celebration and
explanation of how babies develop in utero, and how families
prepare, just right for siblings-to-be and their
parents." —Shelf Awareness
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