Merriam-Webster's 150 First Words: One, Two and Three-Word Phrases for Babies

Claire Laties Davis is a speech and language therapist who works with toddlers and their parents on early speech development. Claire lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with her husband and usually an exchange student or two. She has five grown children.

Kasia Dudziuk is a children’s illustrator and designer based in London. She graduated with an Illustration degree from Falmouth University of Arts and also studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris.

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