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You'll Always Be My Baby

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A heart-tugging rhyming picture book for preschoolers, parents and grandparents, reminiscent of Guess How Much I Love You and Kissed by the Moon. You’ll always be my baby,Just heavier to hold… A gentle and poetic picture book that celebrates the deep forever love of family.Adapted from the popular poem... Read More
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A heart-tugging rhyming picture book for preschoolers, parents and grandparents, reminiscent of Guess How Much I Love You and Kissed by the Moon.

You’ll always be my baby,
Just heavier to hold…


A gentle and poetic picture book that celebrates the deep forever love of family.
Adapted from the popular poem by bestselling author and Instagram poet, Jessica Urlichs, and brought to life by celebrated illustrator, Jedda Robaard.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761355714

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 February 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Jedda Robaard
  • Illustrated by Jedda Robaard

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 1.0mm

Width: 1.0mm

Height: 1.0mm

Weight: 1g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Jessica Urlichs (Author) Jessica Urlichs is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Beautiful Chaos and a poet who lives in New Zealand with her husband and three children. She has written a variety of children's books to help babies and young children navigate their emotions in their early years. Jess's honest and heartfelt poetry about her family and motherhood continues to be a source of guidance for mothers and parents around the world to connect. Jedda Robaard (Illustrator) Jedda Robaard is an Australian author, illustrator and designer, based in Southern Tasmania, Australia. She is known internationally for her sweet and whimsical style of illustration. Jedda studied as a commercial artist in 1992 and after an initial career in graphic design moved her focus to illustration. She has been illustrating and writing children's books since 2011 and has over 50 books published, many of them award-winning, including The Littlest Penguin, winner of the Environment Award for Children's Literature. Her books are sold internationally and have been published in many languages.

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