<p><b><i>This gorgeously presented keepsake is the perfect gift for expectant parents, enabling mums- and dads-to-be to bond with their unborn baby.</i></b><br><br>By the third trimester your baby's ears are ready to hear! Featuring expert insights, a gentle rhyme to read to bump, beautiful illustrations and pages to personalise.<br><br>With an introduction by Dr Kimberley Bennett (@the_psychologists_child) about reading to children, even before they are born, expectant parents will learn the importance of sound and rhythm for their child's development in utero. <br><br>There are pages to personalise, with a letter to be written to baby ahead of their birth and a page to record their name, weight and date of birth, making this book a treasured heirloom to pass on to the child. To the back of the book is a secure envelope where parents can keep scan photos and other treasured items.<br><br>The rhyming text which follows is a beautiful, lyrical poem which touches on the emotions of pregnancy and the hopes and dreams of life with a new child. Parents are encouraged to read the poem aloud to bump, creating a loving, bonding routine which enables the unborn baby to become familiar with their parents' voice - whether they are the birthing parent, or not. The poem is accompanied by the stunning illustrations of Anneli Bray, featuring parent and baby animals, curled up together.<br><br><i>Bedtime Book for Bump </i>is the perfect pregnancy gift for baby showers, Mother's Day, Father's Day... or just because!</p>