Hello, Baby

by Jocelyn Lau

What does a first-time mother with a newborn baby perpetually latched on to her do ? Why, write poems in her head, of course. Faced with memorable moments that often outpaced her own needs, including sleep, Jocelyn Lau decided it was imperative to put them down on paper and share them.

Beautifully illustrated in colour by Lydia Yang, Hello, Baby is a tribute to brand new life – both the newborn’s as well as the new parents’.

Genres: Poetry

63 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2013

Reviews

[Epifania Rita Gallina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute with some weirdness

[Joely · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super short read. Light! I was hoping there would be more depth and commentary on being a parent, but it was mostly a casual daily haiku observing the baby. Not a bad read, but not much re-read value either.

[Santhi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect and delightful read for the train ride!

[Ronnie Tan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m not a parent
But I stumbled upon this
Hello, Universe

[Michael]

I didn't hate it nor did I like it.

It just feels very reductionistic in its haiku like prose and sparse illustration.

And yes, if I can call it one, seemingly a vanity project.

Let's just leave aside the love of a mother or a child from it? It wouldn't be objective to treat it as a love letter to a son/daughter.

It is published as a book and should be treated as such, even if you're the editor of the publishing company that produced it.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't help smiling at some of these haiku as I read, they bring back my vivid memories being a new parent during the first few months. My daughter is now four years old, I read some of these haiku to her, and share with her what mommy had to go through when she was a baby. Great!

[ah li]

Chanced upon it in the library, a collection of Haiku from the mother to her baby.