![]() ![]() The page turn shows more abundance another tab reveals a red leaf: "You were tiny and fragile, but grew like a weed./ Every day a new leaf, light and love make you grow." Theodore Henry and Hsulynn Pang's board book is a perfect title for caretakers to share with their little loved ones. At the top of the right-hand page, a pull-tab reveals a green leaf. Closer inspection shows that, instead of plants, the garden is brimming with plant and tree-sized leaves. ![]() Grow (Clarion, $10.99) begins with the text, "I wanted for you, like a sprout from a seed," and an illustration of a pregnant woman in a lush garden. for all your dreams." Kroll's upbeat text urges the girls on as they walk, stumble, run and grow Glenn's boldly colored and thickly outlined art matches Kroll's exuberance. The three girls learn from the women raising them to "lean toward tomorrow" and "reach high. In Amika Kroll and Ebony Glenn's Strut, Baby, Strut (Little Simon, $8.99), three girls grow from scooting babies to strutting women. And, as plants grow, so, too, do the babies. ![]()
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