In this joyous celebration of new life, change
comes with the birth of the child. Images are sharper; sounds are more finely
tuned. Light surrounds everything.
It is a combined burst of nature; an
awakening of the senses in a new and astonishing way. It’s a rebirth of self;
the way a new world is created. For you, nothing will ever the same after
holding the newborn in your arms.
Margaret Wild’s prose is full of tenderness and
love. The pages are filled with vibrant life and the movement of the nature. Night
bows to the day; the sweetness of living is magnified and depicted in the
humming bees and the glorious smell of
honey. It is also a hymn to family and what the entrance of new life
brings.
Ron Brooks as always excels at translating words
into visuals. The bold outlines hold in the dazzling colours and define the
shapes of trees and rocks, animals and birds.
The divine double-spread image of the old tree with
the initials carved into the trunk reveals a story of its own. The flight of
the birds and the feather slowly falling into the child’s hand, symbolizes a
spiritual experience, and reflects gratitude and a full heart expanding further
with the child’s arrival.
There is a sense of purity and overwhelming calm
through the book. It as if nothing can stain the event. On the day you were born, the moon was full and white.
This is the perfect book for a newborn and as an
offering during the celebrations that follow. Outstanding in every way, On the Day you were Born is presented in
fabulous layout, design and colour, with illustrations created in acrylic
paints on watercolour paper.
Title:
On the Day You Were Born
Author:
Margaret Wild
Illustrator:
Ron Brooks
Publisher:
Allen & Unwin, $14.99
Publication
Date: 29 August 2018
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9781760633004
For
ages: 3+
Type:
Picture Book
