Shipping worldwide.

Launch sale price £7.99.

Shipping worldwide. Launch sale price £7.99.

Illustration of a woman with short brown hair holding a small child in a green and purple wrap. The woman is smiling gently with her eyes closed. The background is light purple with swirl patterns. The text reads "Carry You Close" and "Written & illu

Carry You Close is a tender, beautifully illustrated book, that celebrates the comfort, connection, and love shared through babywearing.

The story and illustrations gently introduce the principles of the ‘TICKS’ safe babywearing acronym. Each concept is shown with simple, heartwarming visuals and soothing words anyone can relate to and remember.

Perfect for new parents, caregivers, and their babies, this heartwarming picture book captures the joy of closeness and the bond that grows between parent and child.

Carry You Close: A Babywearing Picture Book Carry You Close: A Babywearing Picture Book
Sale
Quick View
Carry You Close: A Babywearing Picture Book
Sale Price: £7.99 Original Price: £9.99

Carry You Close is a tender, illustrated story about the comfort and love shared through babywearing.

Children and babies will enjoy illustrations that show the warmth and love of babywearing in soft hand-drawn pastels, while the story tells of just how loved and cherished they are.

Perfect to read to your little one, to gift new parents, or to share at a children's group, this heartwarming picture book celebrates babywearing and the special bond that babywearing brings.

Savour the small moments together, where a heartbeat, a breath, and closeness feels like home for you both.

On sale for launch, order it now for £7.99.

An illustration of a woman with red hair in a bun wearing a green ring sling with golden rings, holding her hand to her baby's head, looking down lovingly.

Babies and toddlers will delight in the soft hand-drawn pastel illustrations, which fill every page with warmth, affection, and the feeling of being held close.

An open illustrated book showing a woman holding a young child in a pink wrap, with the woman’s eyes closed and the child resting on her chest. The right page contains the handwritten text: 'keeping you safe, keeping us one, how we both love when I carry you close.' There is a yellow heart drawing on this page.

Savour the small moments together, where a heartbeat, a breath, and closeness feels like home for you both.

Child sitting on an adult's lap, reading a children's picture book titled 'Carry You Close' with an illustration of a woman wearing her baby in a wrap carrier.

About the author

Jenny Lane-Smith is a Certified Babywearing Consultant, author and copywriter. She brings together her love of babywearing with heartfelt stories, and her own illustrations.

Jenny lives in a small village in Yorkshire, England, with her husband, two children, and their miniature schnauzer. 

A woman with glasses holding a young child on her back, standing on a gravel path near a lake with colorful kayaks, a woman with glasses, a young girl, and a black dog on a leash. The sky is clear with a hint of sunset.
A woman carrying a young girl on her back at a beach with rocky shoreline, green hills, and partly cloudy sky in the background.
A family of four outdoor near a body of water during daytime. The adults are holding hands of a young girl, all dressed warmly for cool weather. The man wears a yellow jacket, glasses, a cap, and rubber boots. The woman carries a baby and wears a black jacket, patterned trousers, and a beanie. The girl wears a red hat, a blue coat, and pink boots.

Stockists

Amazon

〰️

Barnes & Noble

〰️

YES24

〰️

Walmart

〰️

Magers & Quinn

〰️

Bokus

〰️

Saxo

〰️

Strand Books

〰️

Orell-Fussli

〰️

Books-A-Million

〰️

Amazon 〰️ Barnes & Noble 〰️ YES24 〰️ Walmart 〰️ Magers & Quinn 〰️ Bokus 〰️ Saxo 〰️ Strand Books 〰️ Orell-Fussli 〰️ Books-A-Million 〰️