Because I Already Loved You by Andree-Anne Cyr Heart children are robbed of the

children are robbed of the time and ease they need to explore their worlds and their emerging selves

Lana Stenner and her family have been living their version of the simple life on their small Midwest farmstead--following God

The Prelude

magnificent illustrations

Because I Already Loved You by Andree-Anne Cyr Heart children are robbed of theI 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