Kindle
$9.99
Available instantly
Audible Logo Audiobook
$0.00
with membership trial
Hardcover
$13.49
Paperback
$10.99
Buy new:
-29% $13.49
FREE delivery Tuesday, May 14 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Ships from: Amazon.com
Sold by: Amazon.com
$13.49 with 29 percent savings
List Price: $18.99

The List Price is the suggested retail price of a new product as provided by a manufacturer, supplier, or seller. Except for books, Amazon will display a List Price if the product was purchased by customers on Amazon or offered by other retailers at or above the List Price in at least the past 90 days. List prices may not necessarily reflect the product's prevailing market price.
Learn more
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
FREE delivery Tuesday, May 14 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Or fastest delivery Friday, May 10. Order within 11 hrs 12 mins
In Stock
$$13.49 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$13.49
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Ships from
Amazon.com
Ships from
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Sold by
Amazon.com
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
$7.98
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
FREE delivery Wednesday, May 15 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Only 2 left in stock - order soon.
$$13.49 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$13.49
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.
Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Nancy Tillman
+ Follow
More books from this author
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

On the Night You Were Born Hardcover – Picture Book, October 17, 2006

by Nancy Tillman (Author, Illustrator)
4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 15,679 ratings
See all formats and editions
{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$13.49","priceAmount":13.49,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"13","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"49","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"Q4v%2BU1LABofFfb%2BwlRTqDaGbSsbdHj3rbMmT47YaKB7uFY09RXeUh5to2xuyiNXY8em8moWjgc7IDY7%2Fm3HPwfmuJByDqoY8q9jknRZu9UVSJX9UPWEE7Hle7BLE36vYzm2fj5AYmF4%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}, {"displayPrice":"$7.98","priceAmount":7.98,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"7","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"98","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"Q4v%2BU1LABofFfb%2BwlRTqDaGbSsbdHj3rccFso97%2BiYnYZsouTIc6RLixVefuMppykUeNsSGJm106Eb5OMRwwmBOQ87niW63QG%2FpwrQVYSyiHDYLGwZVsgZGosImhfTO7PCvYT0qPXJx%2FH%2Fmc9wbc9hDP0Y%2F1fh71QQ%2BvWgusmZLxxl0piPE5RtLzII%2BEMMgR","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

On the Night You Were Born has touched the lives of more than 8 million people, from newborns and toddlers to parents and grandparents. A New York Times bestseller, On the Night You Were Born is sure to be a beloved addition to family libraries.

Heaven blew every trumpet and played every horn on the wonderful, marvelous night you were born. On the night you were born, the whole world came alive with thanksgiving. The moon stayed up till morning. The geese flew home to celebrate. Polar bears danced.

On the night you were born you brought wonder and magic to the world. Here is a book that celebrates you. It is meant to be carried wherever life takes you, over all the roads, through all the years. Because you are the one and only you, and always will be.

Read more Read less
Previous page
  1. Reading age
    Baby - 3 years, from customers
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Lexile measure
    AD590L
  5. Dimensions
    10.12 x 0.31 x 10.13 inches
  6. Publisher
    Feiwel & Friends
  7. Publication date
    October 17, 2006
  8. ISBN-10
    9780312346065
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0312346065
  10. See all details
Next page
The Amazon Book Review
The Amazon Book Review
Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.

Frequently bought together

On the Night You Were Born
$13.49
Get it as soon as Tuesday, May 14
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
+
Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You
$11.99
Get it as soon as Tuesday, May 14
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
+
You're Here for a Reason
$11.91
Get it as soon as Tuesday, May 14
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
Total price:
To see our price, add these items to your cart.
Details
Added to Cart
Choose items to buy together.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The birth of a baby—"the one and only ever you"—causes jubilation throughout creation in this quietly celebratory picture book from newcomer Tillman. Polar bears dance, giraffes weave to the sound of brass horns, and "the moon smiled with such wonder/ that the stars peeked in to see you/ and the night wind whispered,/ 'Life will never be the same.' " Tillman successfully sidesteps the soft-focus sappiness that can accompany this genre. Her writing has the authenticity of whispered conversation; occasionally, she pauses in her exaltations of the baby to address the subject directly: "I think I'll count to three so you can wiggle your toes for me." Her strong, assured paintings truly set this book apart. The pictures subtly radiate golden glints of moonlight, and her almost sculptural rendering style gives her characters a hefty physicality that counterbalances the ethereal sentiments being expressed. Although one suspects that grown-ups will be most taken with the topic and treatment, this is one of those rare baby books that should make both skeptics and sentimentalists of all ages happy. All ages. (Oct.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2—Rhyming text extols and celebrates the uniqueness of a newborn. "Because there had never been anyone like you…ever in the world." As the news of the birth travels, creatures around the world celebrate. "When the polar bears heard, they danced until dawn." "…the geese flew home." "Heaven blew every trumpet…." The text sits on white pages opposite large, richly colored illustrations. The moon appears in all of the paintings—as reassuring as the text's sentiment. Golden musical notes float across the sky as white polar bears dance and giraffes sway to the sounds of the moon's saxophone. The dark blue night skies make a beautiful and dramatic setting for this special night. The painterly art and poetic quality of the text make this an attractive book. Parents and grandparents are most likely to appreciate it, but they will undoubtedly want to share it with a child.—Carolyn Janssen, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, OH
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0312346069
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Feiwel & Friends; First Edition (October 17, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780312346065
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0312346065
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ Baby - 3 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD590L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.12 x 0.31 x 10.13 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 15,679 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Nancy Tillman

Nancy Tillman

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Nancy self-published her first book, On the Night You Were Born, in 2005. Her goal with On the Night You Were Born, and subsequent books, has always been to give parents words to say what they feel about their children. Nancy’s illustrations are created digitally using dozens of layers of illustrative elements. These layers are eventually merged to form a composite, at which point texture and mixed media are applied.

Nancy’s books are published by Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan. Thus far five of her books have been New York Times bestsellers.

Nancy lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, a pug and a Swiss Mountain Dog. She’d have a giraffe if she could, but her husband won’t let her.

Bibliography

On the Night You Were Born, 2005 New York Times Bestseller.

It’s Time to Sleep, My Love (with Eric Metaxas) 2008

The Spirit of Christmas, 2009

Wherever You Are, My Love will Find You, 2010. New York Times Bestseller

Tumford the Terrible, 2011

The Crown on Your Head, 2011 New York Times Bestseller

Tumford’s Rude Noises, 2012

Let There Be Light (with Desmond Tutu) 2013

I’d Know You Anywhere, My Love, 2013 New York Times Bestseller

The Heaven of Animals, 2014

You’re Here for a Reason, 2015 New York Times Bestseller

You and Me and the Wishing Tree, 2016

You’re All Kinds of Wonderful, 2018

I Knew You Could Do It!, 2019

Because You’re Mine, 2020

Nancy Tillman is represented by Cathy Hemming, Cathy D. Hemming Literary Agency in association with McCormick & Williams.

Nancy loves to participate and have conversations with all the wonderful families that have enjoyed her books. So check her out on https://www.facebook.com/Nancy.Tillman.Collection or visit her website at nancytillman.com.

You can purchase Prints of Nancy's artwork here:

http://www.artistrising.com/_code/Product/Search.aspx?N=0&Ntk=all&Ntt=nancy+tillman&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Num=1&Pg=64

Customer reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars
4.9 out of 5
15,679 global ratings
The night after, the night he was born.
5 Stars
The night after, the night he was born.
While I was pregnant my husband and I had a tradition going in which he would read a book every Tues/Thurs to my belly since he was across the country for work, so that the baby would become familiar with his voice. So when our baby was born 6 weeks early and had to spend some time in the NICU my husband made sure to read to him (in person of course) on the night after he was born and this was the book I had chosen for that moment and I have absolutely no regrets doing so! It was truly a special moment watching my husband read this to our baby in the NICU.Ultimately this was a very wonderful book. So very sweet and memorable in telling a story to your child of how very special and loved he or she is. The artwork in this book flows beautifully throughout. I will most likely buy a hard copy of this book rather than just having it just on my kindle. Its truly a book we will keep with us for years to come.
Hide
Thank you for your feedback
Sorry, there was an error
Sorry we couldn't load the review

Top reviews from the United States

Anne Hargreaves
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2024
Verified Purchase
I give this book my highest rated review. It's become the book to accompany every baby gift I give. The message is so wonderful, and something that every child should hear...from the beginning of life. What a joy to have Nancy Tillman writing such wonderful, life-affirming books for children. She's a brilliant author.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Vanessa
5.0 out of 5 stars Baby shower gift
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2024
Verified Purchase
Such a cute & touching book, great for a baby shower gift!
Helpful
 Report
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Board Book
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024
Verified Purchase
I ordered this book as part of a baby shower gift for a friend. It’s a great book and a wonderful quality. When we had our daughter, this was one of our favorite books to read to her when she was little. The story itself is cute and great for any baby/toddler parent.
Helpful
 Report
Jyonapaw
5.0 out of 5 stars I’ve gifted at every baby shower for 10 years!
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2024
Verified Purchase
Hands down my favorite book to give a baby showers! The book has a beautiful lyrical rhyme to it, gorgeous illustrations, such a sweet message for little ones and anyone really. My best friend listed it as her son’s favorite book at his first birthday party. It’s truly a book that can be just as enjoyable for the reader as it is for the child, perhaps even more. It’s also not as mainstream classic as some, so the parents don’t end up with duplicates - though I hope it will be some day because every child should own this book!
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
NORA GROSSMAN
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect gift
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2024
Verified Purchase
I bought this as a gift for my first grandson.
He was born on Jan. 7, 2024.
It was the first snow storm of this year.
It was the perfect book for him to know the day he was born
Helpful
 Report
Anne Corgard
5.0 out of 5 stars Magical!
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024
Verified Purchase
Loving and magical text and illustrations. Good quality production.
Helpful
 Report
Hannah
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2024
Verified Purchase
Ordered this for my sisters baby shower. Such beautiful artwork and message. Can’t wait to gift this to her for her new baby
Helpful
 Report
Remy Wells
5.0 out of 5 stars A special story
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024
Verified Purchase
This was a special book that we bought for our daughter before she was even born.
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

Translate all reviews to English
Kathy
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book!!
Reviewed in Canada on April 9, 2024
Verified Purchase
Cannot wait to read this to my new grandson! Such a heartfelt story with actions for personalization incorporated ie let’s say your name out loud! My second Nancy Tillman book purchased but definitely not the last!!
Report
Kelsi Lianne Ellis
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Words
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2024
Verified Purchase
I got gifted this book when I had a baby and I loved it so much I always buy it when I am gifting new parents.
It’s just a really lovely story about how special your new arrival is
Report
Kruthika
5.0 out of 5 stars Book
Reviewed in India on October 17, 2023
Verified Purchase
Love reading this to my kid
Report
Kat V.
5.0 out of 5 stars precioso libro
Reviewed in Spain on January 8, 2023
Verified Purchase
tamaño perfecto, precioso cuento y dibujos
Report
pauline makesse
3.0 out of 5 stars Libro carino, scarsa qualita
Reviewed in Italy on June 17, 2021
Verified Purchase
Il cartone è tutto rovinato, sembra un libro usato, un bambino se lo mette in bocca lo mangia un meno di duesecondi. La storia è molto Bella peccato per la scarsa Qualità
Customer image
pauline makesse
3.0 out of 5 stars Libro carino, scarsa qualita
Reviewed in Italy on June 17, 2021
Il cartone è tutto rovinato, sembra un libro usato, un bambino se lo mette in bocca lo mangia un meno di duesecondi. La storia è molto Bella peccato per la scarsa Qualità
Images in this review
Customer image Customer image Customer image Customer image
Customer imageCustomer imageCustomer imageCustomer image
Report