Behind the Books

Bye-Bye, tetita: La historia del destete natural de una niña is now available from your favourite bookstores  or ask for it at your local library today.  This Spanish edition is part of the Little Goodbyes collection, a series of picture books about small but meaningful childhood transitions. Like the English edition, Bye-Bye, tetita is told from a child’s point of view and follows the emotional process of natural weaning. The story is about a little girl who is growing, changing, and slowly saying goodbye to breastfeeding in her own time. It is a book about closeness, comfort, and the way love continues even as routines begin to change. From the back cover: Bye-bye, tetita es una tierna historia sobre el destete, contada desde la perspectiva de una niña. Desde los mimos antes de dormir hasta una fiesta con fuegos artificiales en el parque, la historia recorre momentos cotidianos con mamá, llenos de amor y contención. A medida que la niña crece, la lactancia da paso a abraz...

“There is no Frigate like a Book To take us Lands away” — Emily Dickinson Almost exactly one year later since I announced the book that started it all ( One weaning poem. Three English editions ) . Tomorrow, Bye-Bye, Boobies turns one. It is strange to even write that, looking back from where this started in a coffee shop with my friend who encouraged me to take the book out of my head and let it out into the world.  (A quiet thank you)   Plus, of course, my amazing editor Lauren and the rest of my friends and family as I slowly shared I was doing this. When I think about it, a year ago, I was putting one small book out into the world and hoping someone, somewhere, might find it useful. I had no idea who would buy it, where it would end up, or whether it would travel much farther than home. . (I had learned that you don't want your friends/family to buy your books so it would have to be strangers). And now, a year later, I have a scratch map showing me just how far this ...