Sleeping Beauties: Newborns in Dreamland

by Tracy Raver, Kelley Ryden

Look for Tracy and Kelly on The Today Show, April 8th, 2010 in the eight o'clock hour. PEOPLE Magazine is reviewing Sleeping Beauties in their April 16th issue, on sale April 8th and 9th. Tracy Raver and Kelley Ryden's photographs of babies at rest, nestled in soft surroundings, are pure magic. After airing on the Today Show in September 2009, the photographer's portraits of sleeping babies caused a national sensation - people cannot get enough of these slumbering babes! In Sleeping Newborns in Dreamland, their lens has captured newborns as they inhabit that magical place - a world where past and future dreams come together in an ethereal realm. In most instances, the babies portrayed are brand new and on their way home for the very first time. It is in this state of newness, of transition from their warm cocoon of the past nine months to their journey of a new life, that they capture the newborns as they slumber, dream, and awaken to their new surroundings.

Genres: Art

128 pages, Hardcover

First published April 6, 2010

Reviews

[Zana]

How do you rate a book of pictures of babies when only 1% of the pictures are of African American babies - and very lightskinned African American babies at that?

[Edit Brauner]

The most beautiful book I have ever seen with full of newborn baby pictures.

[Jill]

This large format coffee-table sizes book includes more than 50 images of adorable, sleeping newborn babies photographed by accomplished professionals Tracy Raver and Kelley Ryden. The images feature a variety of props and hats and wraps and will no doubt be the inspiration for many others who aspire to be newborn photographers.

The portraits celebrate the perfection and peacefulness of a sleeping infant, a phase which is all too short. In fact, most newborn photographers strive to capture the babies in their first 10 days of life. The images are interspersed with pages including lovely quotes about infancy, such as "When you have children yourself, you begin to understand what you owe your parents." - Japanese Proverb

The book is a visual treat, and with each turn of the pages you will be saying "aww" or "this is my favorite one". In fact, it would be impossible to choose a favorite - they're all so stunning !

[Kim]

sweet photos of newborns, most of which will not cause years of therapy for the babies in their immediate futures