Because I Already Loved You Sound Barbara Bottner and Michael Emberley

Barbara Bottner and Michael Emberley pay playful homage to the diverse tastes of child readers and the valiant librarians who are determined to put just the right book in each child’s hands

When Mei goes missing

but did you know she lived in a bright blue house

and cute creatures

multi-culti ending

Because I Already Loved You Sound Barbara Bottner and Michael EmberleyI never got the chance to know you and play with you, but I think of you a lot. A child eagerly waits for their younger sibling to be born. They help Daddy decorate the room, pick out toys with Grandma and build a sled with Grandpa. Auntie and Uncle are excited too, and the narrator helps them to pick out an exciting book and prepare a magic trick to show the baby. When Mommy and Daddy come back from the hospital, there is no baby with them only a