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Harriet Ziefert has been making magic with words for many years. She is the author of over 200 books for young readers. A mother of two and grandmother of five, she lives in South Orange, New Jersey.

Liz Murphy was born and raised in England and attended the Kingston Art College, where she majored in graphic design. She currently lives with her husband and two sons in Montclair, New Jersey. Liz has illustrated four other picture books for Blue Apple.

Mothers-to-be are supposed to glow—but sometimes a lost waistline, morning sickness, unwanted parenting advice, and total strangers who feel free to touch her swelling belly get her down. Here’s something to cheer up that expectant mom who’s experiencing these and other little agonies as she awaits the blessed event. With its sympathetic perspective and humorous drawings, this delightful gift book will help those who are pregnant laugh about the small trials endured over nine months—strange food cravings, maternity clothes shopping, labor horror stories, and the total inability to find a comfortable position to sleep in. Of course all ends as it should: with the happy birth of a healthy, beautiful baby!