Show Mom How: The Handbook for the Brand-New Mom - Softcover

Moms-to-be or new moms will find humor, help, and inspiration in Show Mom How, a fully illustrated, step-by-step guide to everything a mom needs to know from pregnancy through baby’s first year.

Show Mom How brings the parenting expertise of Babytalk magazine to the award-winning Show Me How series—one part how-to guide, one part graphic art showpiece, and one part pure inspiration. From sensible to sweet to downright silly, 166 things every new mother needs to know--one step at a time. In a series of nearly wordless, highly informative step-by-step activities, moms-to-be get the inside scoop on pregnancy and parenting with details on key aspects of new motherhood, including:

- Sharing the news of a pregnancy
- Decorating the nursery
- Swaddling a newborn
- Coping with teething
- Celebrating a birthday
- Inducing labor naturally
- Trimming baby's nails
- Painting under plastic wrap
. . . and much, much more.

Presented in a bold new visual style that draws on the best of information technology and graphic-novel communication, Show Mom How brings moms the knowledge they need in a stylish, fun format. Packed with useful hands-on tutorials, Show Mom How is also a parent-tested resource that will prove indispensable in any number of situations, from the bedroom to the kitchen to the playground.

Sarah Hines Stephens (Oakland, CA), one of three creative sisters, hails from generations of do-it-yourselfers: quilters, artists, writers, and gardeners. When Sarah is not facilitating semiexplosive science experiments and kid-friendly crafts, she writes parenting and children's books. She has written more than 70 books, including activity guides for Gymboree Play & Music. She lives with her husband and two children in a home filled with glitter, fabric scraps, glue, and power tools.