A review by kristenremenar
Before You Came by Patricia MacLachlan, Emily MacLachlan Charest

3.0

When I saw the cover, I thought, "Great. Yet another you're-so-special sappy book." But Patricia MacLachlan has a talent for making the story touching without dripping sweetness. A mother describes all she had before her child came along, the red canoe she'd paddle and the cat that was nice sometimes, the moon coming up orange, then yellow, then white. And after her baby comes, she has all these things to share with the baby. Soothing, gentle, and with gorgeous art - great new baby book.