What's in a word? If the word is a wish, a powerful plenty times a hundred. Mina Parker has chosen one hundred words any new parents might wish for their baby and paired them with inspirational quotes, silly sayings, and little poems. Here are just a few examples:
Take achievement--Sleeping through the night--a fine achievement for baby and mom.
Or beauty: "The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things." --Plato
Or generosity: "Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."--Buddha
Or freedom: Barefoot in spring grass. Running without your diaper. Living the good life.
Find these plus ninety-six more whimsical, inspiring, and loving messages for baby, all rendered in vibrant pastels--with polka dots, hearts, stars, rabbits, teddy bears, and more.
* Inspired by the Chinese "one hundred good wishes" quilt for a new baby, the wishes and the fabric for which come from family and friends
* More than 4,000,000 babies are born in the U.S. every year--and they all need good wishes.
* A perfect gift for a baby shower, a naming ceremony, or a baptism.