
Book
It Had to Be You
A High Contrast Book for Newborns
Loryn Brantz
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · December 14, 2021
Reading lane: New Baby
This sweet and playful board book features bold, high-contrast black-and-white illustrations that babies can actually see!
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
A Lullaby in Contrast
Lyrical words and bold black-and-white pictures make this a tender welcome for a new baby.
Come here for
- High-contrast illustrations with red accents
- A parent’s love expressed in simple, beautiful verse
Expect
- A sweet, playful board book for babies
- A gentle reading experience, more love poem than plot
Book Details
- Authors
- Loryn Brantz
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- December 14, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- New Baby · New Baby Stories
- Reading lane
- New Baby
Affinity
- 86%
- 83%
- 81%
Publisher Categories
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About This Book
This sweet and playful board book features bold, high-contrast black-and-white illustrations that babies can actually see! In simple, beautiful verse, bestselling Feminist Baby creator and two-time Emmy Award winner Loryn Brantz narrates the journey that parents take to have their perfect little one. New York magazine's The Strategist chose It Had to Be You as one of the "Best (Nonobvious) Baby Books to Bring to a Shower." As The Strategist stated: " Because of its high-cont...
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