Because I Already Loved You by Andree-Anne Cyr Susan Jeffers Night VioletWalter de la Mare

Night VioletWalter de la Mare

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Because I Already Loved You by Andree-Anne Cyr Susan Jeffers Night VioletWalter de la MareI 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