《渐强的乐节》以一种视觉化和诗意的方式赞美了向母亲身份的过渡，里面包含Alessandro Sanna创作的47幅精美的水彩插画（《河流》、《匹诺曹：一个起源故事》）和Paola Quintavalle的一首相应的诗歌。Sanna的插画表现了母亲整个孕期的形体变化。最后，是一张母亲抱着新生儿的图片——既像音乐般美妙又让人肃然起敬。Quintavalle的诗作为对Sanna插画的回应，在全书娓娓道来。作为一首献给所有母亲的颂歌，《渐强的乐节》是一本值得分享和珍藏的书籍。

Crescendo is a visual and poetic celebration of the transition to motherhood, featuring 47 gorgeous watercolor illustrations from Alessandro Sanna (The River, Pinocchio: An Origin Story) and a corresponding poem by Paola Quintavalle. Sanna’s illustrations follow the transformation of a mother’s shape throughout her pregnancy. At last, there is an image of a mother embracing her newborn child, at once lilting and reverent―a vision of joy and rest at the culmination of an incredible inward journey. Quintavalle's poem, written as a response to Sanna’s illustrations, weaves delicately throughout the book. An ode to mothers everywhere, Crescendo is a book to share and to treasure.