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Our subway baby : the true story of how one baby found his home / Peter Mercurio ; illustrated by Leo Espinosa.
"'Some babies are born into their families. Some are adopted. This is the story of how one baby found his family in the New York City subway.' So begins the true story of Kevin and how he found his Daddy Danny and Papa Pete. Written in a direct address to his son, Pete's moving and emotional text tells how his partner, Danny, found a baby tucked away in the corner of a subway station on his way home from work one day. Pete and Danny ended up adopting the baby together. Although neither of them had prepared for the prospect of parenthood, they are reminded, "Where there is love, anything is possible." -- Amazon.com
"Written in direct address to the author's son Kevin, this is the moving and poignant true story about how one baby was adopted after being found on a New York City subway platform"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525427544
- ISBN: 0525427546
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
- Publisher: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Remainder of title from cover. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 4-8 Dial Books for Young Readers Grades K-1 Dial Books for Young Readers |
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| Genre: | Creative nonfiction. Biographies. Juvenile works Picture books Creative nonfiction. Biographies. Picture books. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
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| Burlington Public Library | E MERCURIO | 39851001622258 | Children's Stories | Copy hold | Available | - |
Peter Mercurio is the founder and artistic director of Other Side Productions, a nonprofit theater company, and has written for the New York Times, Marie Claire Australia, and Reader's Digest. Peter lives in New York City with his husband, Danny, and their son, Kevin, and has played on the same softball team for over twenty years.
Leo Espinosa is an award-winning illustrator and designer from Bogotá, Colombia, whose work has been featured in the New Yorker, Wired, Esquire, the New York Times, the Atlantic, and more. Leo's illustrations have been recognized by American Illustration, Communication Arts, Pictoplasma, 3x3, and the Society of Illustrators. Leo lives with his family in Salt Lake City, Utah.