Baby's First Year - Hardcover

Walton, Rick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399250255 ISBN 13: 9780399250255

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 2011

Synopsis

Grab it. Chew it. Throw it, too.
That's what babies like to do.
And pretty pictures! Look, Baby, Look!
At our smart Baby's very first . . .
. . . BOOK!

A baby's first year is full of milestones, from first smiles to first steps, and this book celebrates them all! A clever and bouncy text, vibrant ink-and-collage illustrations and an impossibly cute baby make this the perfect gift book for baby showers, and it even includes a poster on the reverse of the jacket that new parents can use to record their own little ones' spectacular achievements.

About this title

About the Author

Rick Walton became a children's writer because, after trying almost every other career in the book, he finally realized that writing for kids was one of the few things that he both enjoyed and was good at. Since that realization he has had over forty books published, with many more scheduled for publication over the next couple of years. His works include picture books, riddle books, activity books, a collection of poetry, and educational and game software. His books have been featured on the IRA Children's Choice list, on Reading rainbow, and on CBS This Morning.

Rick lives in Provo, Utah, with his wife, Ann, the brains of the household, who also writes for kids, programs computers, masters Rick's website, and does all the home repair that Rick never learned how to do. It was Ann, who grew up in a computer family and who has eight siblings and a father in the computer industry, who dragged Rick kicking and screaming into the computer age. Now Rick doesn't understand how anyone can survive without word-processing programs, e-mail, and their own website.

They have four children, all of whom are learning to love reading, writing, and computers.

From Booklist

In this simply illustrated picture book, an older brother observes several firsts during his younger siblings first year: Babys first day, first kiss, first smile, first crawl, first tooth. Each one is introduced with a rhyme left hanging with a pause (sometimes incorporating a page turn), leaving space for the child to guess the babys accomplishment before it is revealed: On hands and knees, / see Baby try / to grab the toy as it rolls by. / Scurrying, hurrying / after the ball. / Its our fast Babys very first . . . CRAWL! Though verbal clues are not always obvious enough for young children, the illustrations often supply the answers visually. Using ink and cut-paper collage, Church creates a series of endearing illustrations that reflect the playful tone of the text. An alternative to new baby books focused on sibling rivalry, this book offers a positive view of a babys first year. Preschool. --Carolyn Phelan

About this edition

• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0399250255
• ISBN 13: 9780399250255
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Church Caroline Jayne