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I'll be there

A young boy and his mother talk about what she did for him as a baby, what he can do for himself now, and that she will always be there when he needs her.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stott, Ann, 1964-
Other Authors:	Phelan, Matt (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2011.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Mother and child > Juvenile fiction. Growth > Juvenile fiction. Self-reliance > Juvenile fiction. Picture books for children.
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Summary:	A young boy and his mother talk about what she did for him as a baby, what he can do for himself now, and that she will always be there when he needs her.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 23 cm.
ISBN:	9780763647117 076364711X
Author Notes:	Ann Stott is a children's book designer and the author of Always, illustrated by Matt Phelan. About I'll Be There, she says, "It dawned on me one day that I hadn't tied my son's sneakers in months. I suddenly realized that there were many things that I no longer had to do for him. He was growing up." Ann Stott lives in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Matt Phelan is the illustrator of Always by Ann Stott. His graphic novel, The Storm in the Barn, was awarded the Scott O'Dell Award for nonfiction. About I'll Be There , he says, "When I was a boy, I never passed up the chance to walk on a stone wall. I'm still tempted by them today." Matt Phelan lives in Philadelphia.