{"product_id":"ten-poems-about-babies","title":"Ten Poems About Babies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese ten poems have been chosen to help welcome a new baby into the world. They capture the joy of the new arrival, relishing the many ways in which life will be transformed and enriched. In the opening poem, the family home becomes a place of softness and calm:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“We brought you lambs’ wool with a memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eof snow, the softest corduroy, felt, muslin,.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epapooses and clockwork. Our flat filled up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewith a flock of cards…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003efrom ‘Newborn’ by Jenny Pagdin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot surprisingly, sleep and interrupted sleep are recurring motifs, and there’s tender humour in trying to keep the house quiet. Who would have thought washing flapping on the line could be too loud? These irresistible poems are a reminder that with a new baby comes a whole new world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoems by Niall Campbell, Sarala Estruch, Matthew Hollis, Jackie Kay, DH Lawrence, Sarojini Naidu, Jenny Pagdin, Christina Rossetti, Maggie Smith and Algernon Charles Swinburne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover illustration by Sara Boccaccini Meadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nationwide Book Distributors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43891692732452,"sku":"B9781913627515","price":15.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/2253\/5460\/files\/ten-poems-about-babies-poetry-pamphlet-front-cover.jpg?v=1781053845","url":"https:\/\/whimsyandwonder.co.nz\/products\/ten-poems-about-babies","provider":"Whimsy \u0026 Wonder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}