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Welcome Little One
Welcome your little one to the world with this special baby book and USA Today bestseller by Sandra Magsamen, the perfect Christmas and baby shower gift! For parents, the arrival of a newborn child is an event filled with the promise of love, joy, and a lifetime of memories. In this beloved elephant board book comes a special celebration of the one-of-a-kind bond between parents and their little one. Filled with lively illustrations, gentle rhyming text, and a heartfelt message, this sweet board book for babies and toddlers is the perfect gender-neutral baby shower or infant gift to congratulate and send to new parents, or for simply expressing the love you have for the little ones in your life! On the day you were born, it was love at first sight. We welcomed you, little one, and held you so tight. Why readers love Welcome Little One :
24 pages, Board Book
First published January 1, 2009
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May 4, 2020This is the first book we ever read to you after you were born. We read it to you in the hospital on the night you were born.
It was also the first book we read to you the night of May 3, 2020, when we created this Goodreads account for you.
Love,
Mom & Dad
It was also the first book we read to you the night of May 3, 2020, when we created this Goodreads account for you.
Love,
Mom & Dad
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April 4, 2025I was very distracted while reading this book. Maybe I was just tired. I’ll have to reread it again sometime when I can pay better attention
October 19, 2024
I love my mom & dad!
April 7, 2018
Here’s a great book to give new parents. I discovered this author at Barnes and Noble where I camped out today for over two hours. I loved the sweet illustrations and message in this book plus many of the others I read from this author. There are spaces to fill in the baby’s birth date, name, etc. to personalize the book.
July 26, 2021
This book gives you an opportunity to keep track of details of your baby’s birth…so remembering that I have it after she’s born is pretty critical
March 3, 2024
Isaac's visual interest 👀 (3 is top): untested
How good it is as a book for me to read aloud while breastfeeding 🍼 (3 is top): 🍼🍼🍼
How good it is as a book for me to read aloud while breastfeeding 🍼 (3 is top): 🍼🍼🍼
April 25, 2023
The very first book I read to Jack! The message is so sweet, and I love that I can customize the front page with his name, birth info, and a little note to him.
The first time I tried to read it to him, he was too tired and fussy so we had to stop. But it went better when we rented the next night, and I had Daniel record it for posterity.
The pediatrician gave us this book.
The first time I tried to read it to him, he was too tired and fussy so we had to stop. But it went better when we rented the next night, and I had Daniel record it for posterity.
The pediatrician gave us this book.
July 2, 2021
This fully encompasses everything I feel about my son.
December 14, 2020
This is a very cute book. The illustrations resemble pieces of felt in rough shapes with stitches around the edges.
The handwritten-style text is meant as a love letter to a new baby, and the book even has spots in the front to write down baby's birthday stats.
My cousin and his wife bought it for Lily because they heard I wanted to go with some elephant-themed stuff.
When I was sorting out the clothes of the baby I lost, there were elephants on some of them, and someone had also given my new baby a stuffed elephant. So I felt like there was a connection bridging the two there and the elephant imagery became special to me.
We've read the book a few times now, and I cry every time I read the page "We'll show you the beauty of the stars in the sky. Our love will be with you as the years go by."
This is something I literally want to do with my child when she's old enough--go somewhere out in the middle of nowhere, maybe camping, where we can actually see the stars. That plus thinking of the many many happy years that are (hopefully) ahead of us is a tearjerker indeed.
The handwritten-style text is meant as a love letter to a new baby, and the book even has spots in the front to write down baby's birthday stats.
My cousin and his wife bought it for Lily because they heard I wanted to go with some elephant-themed stuff.
When I was sorting out the clothes of the baby I lost, there were elephants on some of them, and someone had also given my new baby a stuffed elephant. So I felt like there was a connection bridging the two there and the elephant imagery became special to me.
We've read the book a few times now, and I cry every time I read the page "We'll show you the beauty of the stars in the sky. Our love will be with you as the years go by."
This is something I literally want to do with my child when she's old enough--go somewhere out in the middle of nowhere, maybe camping, where we can actually see the stars. That plus thinking of the many many happy years that are (hopefully) ahead of us is a tearjerker indeed.
November 7, 2023
We received this as a gift at our baby shower, and it's a lovely gender-neutral, customizable book. There's a page in the front to record details about your baby, which is sweet, but means you'd probably need additional copies for multiple children. The text focuses on promises from the baby's caregivers to the baby (e.g. "We welcomed you..." and "We'll teach you..."), which is nice since so many books are about Mommy and don't acknowledge other kinds of caregiving relationships. There is a line, however, about being there on the day Baby was born, so it may not work for adoptive parents, foster parents, etc. Still, it's a sweet book to share with a little one and to remind yourself what it's all about when times are hard.
February 8, 2025
The illustrations are absolutely terrible. But hey, your baby will be drawing pictures just like this soon. So grin and bear it.
Moral: “The world welcomes you.”
Length: It goes pretty fast, especially when The Child has little interest in the illustrations
Favorite Line: “Joy filled our hearts and spread everywhere.”
Overall impression: The idea that parents are so consumed with sustaining life in those first weeks is spot on… so having a third person write your love letter celebrating birth seems like a novel idea. Unfortunately, it’s all just pretty bland. Still, the poem is full of love and mushy tenderness. So it’s a worthwhile read just for babies to hear that they are loved.
Moral: “The world welcomes you.”
Length: It goes pretty fast, especially when The Child has little interest in the illustrations
Favorite Line: “Joy filled our hearts and spread everywhere.”
Overall impression: The idea that parents are so consumed with sustaining life in those first weeks is spot on… so having a third person write your love letter celebrating birth seems like a novel idea. Unfortunately, it’s all just pretty bland. Still, the poem is full of love and mushy tenderness. So it’s a worthwhile read just for babies to hear that they are loved.
May 9, 2023
"Welcome Little One" by Sandra Magsamen.
I have seen many of these types of books, but this one was different. It focused more on the parent's love of a child and everything they do for the child. Sometimes, many books only focus on a mom, and this one focuses on both parents, which I liked. The illustrations were simple and colorful. The words were big and easy to read—a great book for young children.
I have seen many of these types of books, but this one was different. It focused more on the parent's love of a child and everything they do for the child. Sometimes, many books only focus on a mom, and this one focuses on both parents, which I liked. The illustrations were simple and colorful. The words were big and easy to read—a great book for young children.
January 4, 2023
Mommy told me that she meant to bring this book to the hospital when I was born, but in the excitement, she forgot to. ha ha! So my first time reading this book was actually today, a month after I was born.
My daddy read it while I was at the doctor's office, waiting to get my first shot. I wasn't scared. I had my daddy, and I had this book. :)
My daddy read it while I was at the doctor's office, waiting to get my first shot. I wasn't scared. I had my daddy, and I had this book. :)
January 26, 2018
Very sweet book welcoming baby to the world with a special page to write in baby’s birth info. My only complaint is that permanent marker didn’t work well and neither did a regular pen so I am not sure what type of pen to use on this glossy paper.
November 8, 2022
My brother and his wife welcomed a baby girl on November 2. I got this cute book for them. I didn’t give it all 5 stars because you’re supposed to write in it. But I don’t see how you can on the shiny pages.
February 16, 2024
This book was very sweet. It would be a book for parents or family members/caregivers to read their infant or toddler to show how thankful they are for them and that they love them! I would not use this book in my classroom since it is for families and those who take care of small children.
November 16, 2024
A Sweet Read For a Little One
My grandson is in Kindergarten, but he still loves to hear this story from when he was very small from time to time. He says that he is the blue chick. This well written story with its cute illustrations is perfect for tucking little ones in at bedtime.
My grandson is in Kindergarten, but he still loves to hear this story from when he was very small from time to time. He says that he is the blue chick. This well written story with its cute illustrations is perfect for tucking little ones in at bedtime.
January 23, 2018
I bought this book to take to the hospital when I had my daughter. It's so cute! There are places to write her birthdate and name. It's also fun to have while you're waiting for hospital discharge!
February 19, 2018
A for effort, b for BOO... LOL. Not bad i guess
June 29, 2018
Super cute and love that you can add all the personal details
August 16, 2018
Great baby shower gift
October 20, 2018
Cute Book
April 16, 2019
Such a sweet book about parental love, with a page to personalize for your little one. The illustrations are cute and colorful too. A wonderful baby shower gift, especially for first time parents.
June 8, 2019
I received this book at my baby shower and thought it was so adorable. Made me even more excited to meet my little miracle
March 4, 2020
Love this sweet book that describes the beauty of baby's birth and lets you document the details of the moment!
August 16, 2020
Adorable
January 1, 2021
An affirming and celebratory book to welcome a child and to instill parental vows.
January 19, 2021
(4☆ Would recommend)
Cute book. It has colorful pictures help kids engage in the book. It also has a very sweet story.
Cute book. It has colorful pictures help kids engage in the book. It also has a very sweet story.
March 27, 2021
What a great book
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