A mother shares her thoughts and memories with her child from before they were born.

From the moment she found out they were coming her heart began to glow.

Her love grew, imagining them out in the world, and when they arrived her heart melted.

With each first for her child, she shares how it made her feel – her love still growing for them…

Their first bath, try at feeding themselves or taking first wobbly steps. First swim, first wobble off their bike and fun in dress-ups and costumes. All these events and times together have given memories and reasons for a mother’s heart to sing.

Even when their child is sick, a mother’s heart is filled with love and lullabies. Singing, dancing, making friends. Playing skipping, kicking a ball… and then finally stepping out on their own into play centre, kindergarten and school.

A mother’s heart soars at who their child has become.

A beautifully illustrated hardback picture book showing a mother’s love. A celebration of mother and child as they grow, experiencing the first years together. Each double page spread shows the child with a ‘first’ – bath, step, run and more on the left side, and an animated heart on the right side – showing the mother’s emotion.

Would make a wonderful gift to new mums or a Mother’s Day gift to mums with young children to share it with.

Author – Katrina McKelvey

Illustrator – Deb Hudson

Picture Book

(2024, Exisle Publishing, Mums, Mothers, Hearts, Feelings, Emotions, Baby Firsts, First Step, First friend, First bath, First day of Kindy, First day of School, Kindergarten, Love, Memories)