Baby's Firsts

Ages 3 And Under, Grades P And Under

A universal ode to babies and their milestones that celebrates all the joys in a baby’s first year.

Join three babies, encouraged by their families, as they grow more and more active with each day—crying, smiling, eating, teething, rolling, crawling, walking, and talking—culminating in a birthday celebration for all the kids.

With rhythmic, rhyming text and sweet, soft illustrations, this is the perfect repeat read for babies’—and parents’—first year.

About the Author

Nancy Raines Day made a wish on pennies in a wishing well to become a writer, and ten years later, her first picture book came out. She and her husband live on an island, where she thinks up ideas while walking on the beach and swimming in the ocean. Baby’s Firsts is her ninth picture book.

Michael Emberley has been writing and illustrating children’s books since 1979 and is perhaps best known as the illustrator of Robie H. Harris’s books on human sexuality: It’s Perfectly Normal, It’s So Amazing, and It’s Not the Stork. He has a sister and father (Rebecca and Ed) who also make children’s books, and a wife (Marie-Louise), who writes and illustrates children’s books. www.michaelemberley.com

Author Residence: St. Simons Island, GA

Author Hometown: Greenwich, CT

Michael Emberley has been writing and illustrating children's books since 1979 and is perhaps best known as the illustrator of Robie H. Harris's books on human sexuality: It's Perfectly Normal, It's So Amazing, and It's Not the Stork. He has a sister and father (Rebecca and Ed) who also make children's books, and a wife (Marie-Louise), who writes and illustrates children's books. www.michaelemberley.com

Illustrator Residence: Ireland

Illustrator Hometown: Ipswich, MA