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The artwork for this book was hand-drawn in pencil and sumi ink, then scanned in and colored digitally.
Library of Congress Control Number 2023949675
ISBN 978-1-4197-6858-3
Text © 2024 Kimberly Derting
Illustrations © 2024 Shiho Pate
Cover © 2024 Abrams Appleseed
Book design by Heather Kelly
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To Hudson and Harper, for teaching me how to be a grandma —K.D.
For my niece, Rei Rei, who will soon be ready to take her first baby steps —S.P.
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Baby
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Baby Baby
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Baby
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Baby
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Baby steps Baby steps
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Brother
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Baby Baby
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