"We Waited for You: Now We're a Family" by Cindy Chupack is a heartwarming picture book that tells the story of a couple who yearned to become parents. Despite the fact that everyone they knew seemed to be having babies, the couple patiently waited for their own little one to arrive. Throughout the book, they dreamt about all the adventures they would have with their child, and their love for their future child only grew stronger with each passing day.

The book is beautifully illustrated by Laura Cornell, and the gentle, rhyming text is perfectly suited for young children. It's a perfect book to read to young children who might be wondering why they don't have a sibling or why they don't have a baby of their own. It's also a great book for parents who have struggled with infertility, as it offers a message of hope and patience.

Overall, "We Waited for You: Now We're a Family" is a touching and heartfelt book that celebrates the joys of family and the enduring love of parents for their children. It's a book that will resonate with families of all kinds and is sure to become a cherished part of any family's library.

Thank you to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for an advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

We Waited For You is a touching story for any child. The book is vague enough about the process of becoming a family that it could fit a multitude of situations. It does not focus on any specific process of becoming a parent. The families illustrated are diverse and representative of many people.

Wow! Heartwarming, beautiful, and inclusive. This brings me to tears!
This describes the journey many people experience while waiting their turn for a baby.
Whether it is from an infertility struggle, waiting on that rainbow baby, or even could be for someone on the adoption/surrogate journey.
It talks about the hardships of the journey to the moment of holding that baby and knowing it was all worth it.
This books illustrations are so delicate, dainty, and beautiful.

This was such a heartwarming, positive and sweet picture book. It describes the journey people go through while waiting for their baby.

While the book slightly implies the struggles to fall pregnant it can also be applied to people that are trying to adopt or foster since that is also a gruesome process that lasts for a long time and you hope and cry and hope some more.

Illustrations are vibrant and beautiful. They compliment the hopeful message that the book shares and elevate the joy.

Book spoke to me. I am sure we all know someone or were someone who struggled on their journey. While this is a picture book suited for younger children I would pick this up as a gift for a newly parents for whom I knew struggled on their journey.

Thank You NetGalley & Sourcebooks Kids for this beautiful ARC.

I received an ARC of this children's book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a beautiful book. I loved it. And the pictures were wonderful!

This was a book that spoke to me when I saw it although we are still in the waiting game while not quite sure whether we will ever get to the family stage whether natural (highly doubt it) or though other means. And as such I wanted to see how this book would read to me as an individual.

Although the story is more written for adults it explores the frustration, the jealousy, the heartbreak, the hurt, etc. that parents feel when they are in the place where they are unable to complete the dream. And although not every parent will have the same response to this dark spot it does most definitely feel upon those troubled times. And from there the book then brings in the hope families have as their wait comes to a stop.

The book does refer more to natural results as the way to end the wait but it is vague enough that it can easily be interpreted as a dream that one may have had or the "nightly" talks after work that may result in a couple taking steps for fostering, adopting and/or surrogating a child. As a result some readers may not feel comfortable with this type of portrayal.

Meanwhile the text has a nice flow to it with each page have a bold sentiment to it while the rest of the verses are used to build upon that sentiment. And at the same time the book itself is illustrated with brightly colored yet detailed illustrations that are softly lulling to the reader while reminding them that it is a children's book still in the end.

For those who want to bond with their little one or those who are looking for a rather decent type of gift for expectant parents who have had a struggle to complete their family than this book will make for a cute goodnight snuggle story.
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**I received a free copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.**

Cindy Chupack squeezes all the emotions of becoming a parent into 34 beautifully illustrated pages. This story is perfect for first time, second time, any time parents welcoming their children into the world and into their family.

This is a poetic and lyrical story about parents-to-be waiting for their sweet baby to arrive in their lives. Some wait longer than others, some struggle and cry, but in the end, when that sweet little one is placed in their arms, they know it was all worth it.

This is honestly one of the sweetest books I’ve read. For anyone who has wanted a child and waited, no matter how long, they can relate to this. This story is a great story for your children to remind them how wanted and loved they are and always have been, even before they were here. The author used a beautiful and lyrical approach to sharing the story of waiting for that sweet little baby. The illustrations are beautiful and delicate, they portray the story being told perfectly.

I think this would make such a great gift for new parents and parents-to-be to one day read to their children.

Such a cute book with beautiful illustrations! I loved it! I love how it shows all the beautiful, happy, but also hard and sad moments in the lives of parents who are waiting for their baby to arrive, for whatever reason. Beautifully done!

Our kiddos joined us via adoption so we are always looking for kid books that are more inclusive. We enjoyed reading this story. The illustrations are lovely! I think this book would make a nice gift.

I received a copy of this book through Netgalley. This is my honest review.

This is a somewhat rhyming book about parents waiting for their kid. There aren't rhyming couplets, but the rhymes appear multiple times through what could pass as stanzas were this straight up poetry. I would have liked rhyming couplets more because they make my brain happy, but that's clearly not what the author was going for here.

The illustrations looked almost like children's drawings and gave a strong impression that this book is geared towards parents who have experienced fertility issues. There were lots of rainbows involved. That's not an experience I had so it didn't resonate with me personally. I think regardless of what type of pregnancy journey a family has, this book would be worth several re-reads because the ultimate message is that the parents waited for exactly the children they have. Overall I give this book 4.38 out of 5 stars.

This is a sweet and lovely story that has lots of different representations of what a family can look like. This is the perfect book to gift a new caregiver or parent. Thanks for letting me read!

This was absolutely wonderful. My children and I all adored it. The illustrations were charming and lovely. This is one we'll return to again and again. Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the advanced copy of the book.

Oh my gosh! What an absolutely beautiful and heart warming book!!
This is one of those precious children's books that doubles as a meaningful book for the adult reader as well. The book's message of wanting and waiting for a child, with the undertones of longing, wishing and disappointment, is just perfectly told. Not to mention the gorgeous illustrations which include depictions of many different family structures, abilities, and races.
Thank you to Netgalley and the author for allowing me to read and review this book. It truely is a beautiful and emotionally stirring story for both child and adult readers.

Small children love to hear their story. How they became part of the family. It is very bonding and confidence building. This sweet story of all different families that waited for their baby to come. How beautiful this story is and needs to be told again and again.

A special thank you to Sourcebooks and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

Beautiful illustrations with an even more beautiful message. I believe any child would love to read a book about how their parents waited for them and just how special they are. Perfect for a firstborn child, a growing family, or a family adopting.

This was a beautiful and heartwarming story of parents waiting for the arrival of their children. I think I enjoyed this one more than my boys since the message touched my heart but it still kept their attention. The illustration was beautiful and colorful. I loved the diversity of the families.

Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOK Kids for allowing me to be an early reader. All opinions are my own.

Thank you for the digital ARC Netgalley.

This was a sweet book emphasizing waiting for a child, having to deal with heartbreak. Beautiful images and decent inclusion. I would say this is less a book for children and more for parents.

As an older mom who had to wait, I appreciate the subtle hints of anxiety and fear of not feeling competent at pregnancy. It's a hard road and the rainbow baby really resonates as the mama of one.

We Waited for You is a really sweet book about parents waiting for a special child. I think this would work to show adopted children or maybe fostered children how much they are loved? Soft but nice illustrations.

Thank you to NetGalley, and the publisher for the eARC!
The illustrations look hard drawn and colored instead of being digital. A sweet story that would be great for any baby's library about how their parents have been wiating for them. This would make a cute baby shower gift!