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    Mommy Haiku: Life with Little Ones
    Mommy Haiku: Life with Little Ones
    Mommy Haiku: Life with Little Ones
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    Mommy Haiku: Life with Little Ones

    By Jennifer Porte

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    This e-book offers fond, honest reflections on the early years of parenthood, written in the style of Haiku, a Japanese verse form typically comprised of three lines divided into 5, 7, & 5 syllables. Celebrating both tender & trying moments of life with babies & toddlers, this e-book is for all who have marveled at a newborn's perfection while simultaneously craved more sleep or a long shower!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJennifer Porte
    Release dateOct 8, 2016
    ISBN9781370896844
    Mommy Haiku: Life with Little Ones

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