You Are New

by Lucy Knisley

Overview

A world of being new is waiting for little ones and the grown-ups who love them in this warm and funny book perfect for baby showers. From napping to crying, cuddling to playing, this book introduces the world with humor, honesty, and unmitigated sweetness. Award-winning author and artist Lucy Knisley celebrates the joys of having—and being!—a baby in this timeless celebration of new beginnings and the transformative power of love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452166186
Publisher:	Chronicle Books
Publication date:	03/12/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	52
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Lucy Knisley is a critically acclaimed and award-winning comic creator. She is the New York Times bestselling author of the graphic novels Relish, French Milk, An Age of License, Displacement, and Something New. She lives and works in Chicago, Illinois.

Editorial Reviews

…it's the memorable digital art that makes this book a true standout—the sweet-looking babies who crawl and traipse through these pages have a refreshing hint of comics-style edge.

The New York Times Book Review - Maria Russo

03/18/2019

Cartoonist Knisley makes her solo picture book debut with a hearty welcome to the new babies of the world: “Hello, you! You are new. When you’re new... what can you do?” Working in a bold graphic design style, she depicts babies of different ages and backgrounds observing and interacting with their environments (“You take baths, wash off the grime, then get cuddled. Cozy time!”). Developmental stages change as the pages turn, and unconventional color combinations render the children with blue, purple, and cherry red hair and bring a friendly, modish aesthetic to the pages. It’s a vivacious celebration of new arrivals and the many wonders to explore. Ages 4–6. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

Knisley’s book is a delight in any format, but will be particularly at home for laptime ­snugglefests.” — School Library Journal

From the Publisher

07/01/2023

Baby-Toddler—A version of the picture book is perfectly adapted to the board book format, now hand-sized for the audience that will find itself mirrored in the pages. Babies of every hue (violet, mustard yellow, gray) are cuddled and washed, fed and cleaned up, soothed and loved. VERDICT Knisley's book is a delight in any format, but will be particularly at home for laptime snugglefests.

School Library Journal

2019-01-15

A bookish, warm welcome to a new baby, and more.

Knisley's colorful, digital collage illustrations depict diverse babies with different skin tones and hair colors, although framing scenes in the opening and closing spreads center on a pink-skinned, blond baby coded as male with a blue outfit. These babies, and occasional adults and children, are all depicted against the stark white of the page. Some skin and hair colors, like the first child's very pink skin and some green coifs, are decidedly unnatural, but the overall impact is one of a broad range of humanity so that the direct address of the text can aim for universal resonance. "You can fit in tiny spots. / You get carried quite a lot! // You wear little baby shoes. / It's very cute when you are new," reads representative text, printed in full caps, with selected words highlighted in colors that appear in illustrations. A twist partway through the book saves it from being just another baby-shower gift by acknowledging the ways people continue to be "new" after babyhood—when we "try new things," go to "new places," and meet "new folks," for example. This offers a welcome enrichment of a well-worn picture-book theme, concluding with the affirming notion that "when you love… / and you're loved, too… // just like that, you are new."

A new-baby book that feels new. (Picture book. 0-4)

Kirkus Reviews