★A tender story that gives meaning to the long wait and makes it easier to accept.
★When published for the first time by Bayard Jeunesse in 2017, it sold 52,000 copies.
★A new bilingual French-English edition, ideal for children learning English or any other language.

Emma is expecting a little brother and he will arrive at the same time as the cherries from the garden. Armed with this information, Emma watches her tree.

A few days later, Mum was out in the garden thinking about a few things.
In front of her on the table were some tiny baby clothes.
Emma got on a chair.
ʺI want to choose some clothes for my baby brother! He needs little red socks, red trousers and a red jumper, like the cherries.ʺ
Emma looked at the tree and said,
ʺOh, look, Mum ! The cherries are pink ! Can I try one ?ʺ
ʺThey aren’t ripe yet,ʺ said Mum. ʺWe have to wait a bit longer !ʺ
ʺI don’t want to wait any more !ʺ said Emma crossly. ʺI want one now !
If I have a cherry now, I’ll have my little brother now too !ʺ

Catherine Kembellec is a primary school teacher whose books are aimed at children. These include illustrated books for 3 to 6 year-olds, to first reading books published by Bayard and novels for 8 to 12 year-olds. Her
readership and the places where she has lived or travelled are her sources of inspiration.

Gitte Spee, is a Dutch illustrator of children’s books. She studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, and currently works in Amsterdam.