How You Came to Be

Author(s): Carole Gerber; Sawsan Chalabi (Illustrator)

Picture Books

This love letter written from mother to child invites readers to experience a baby's month-by-month development in the womb as compared to familiar fruits and vegetables.

A mother lovingly describes the sizes and stages of her baby's month-by-month development inside the womb, and the amazement of experiencing it from the outside.

Look at you - as big as a banana!
Some of your cells formed into bones,
and your arms and legs grew longer.
I could feel you kick!
Sometimes when I rubbed my belly,
I felt you thump back.
Was that your way of saying hello?


Simple, age-appropriate facts are woven into a tender and lyrical text that celebrates the miracle of a baby. It demystifies and informs readers, while simultaneously appreciating the wonder of it all. A perfect read-aloud for mother and child, or for children whose mothers are pregnant with a younger sibling.

General Information

  • : 9780593225738
  • : Penguin Publishing Group
  • : UNKNOWN
  • : 0.538868
  • : February 2022
  • : .37 Inches X 10.38 Inches X 11.38 Inches
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Carole Gerber; Sawsan Chalabi (Illustrator)
  • : Hardback
  • : 1
  • : English
  • : 32