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Baby's First Words

Barefoot Books

"Christiane Engel's illustrations are fabulous...with a kaleidoscope of colours matched to easy on the eye layers of detail that make for lots of talking points" - Books My Toddler Loves

An ALA Rainbow Book List Top Ten Pick for 2018! Learn over 100 early vocabulary words with a toothy toddler and her two dads! Cheerful acrylic illustrations and digital collage artwork will keep little eyes glued to the pages, searching for the silly woolly mammoth on each one. Designed to support babies' natural pattern of language development, this first word book for the modern world reflects the earliest nouns, verbs, prepositions, adjectives and interjections that children learn to say. This new edition features a smaller trim size, just right for little hands--and a lower price, just right for savvy caregivers. Also available in bilingual Spanish-English.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Barefoot Books
  • Publish Date: Oct 1st, 2019
  • Pages: 24
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 5.90in - 5.50in - 0.70in - 0.60lb
  • EAN: 9781782858720
  • Recommended age: 00-03
  • Categories: Concepts - WordsFamily - Alternative FamilyLGBTQ+ - General

About the Author

Award-winning author Stella Blackstone has written many of Barefoot's best-selling titles, including the Bear series and the Cleo the Cat series. She has been writing for children for over twenty years. Stella lives in Somerset, UK.

Sunny Scribens was born and raised outside Nashville, TN, and holds an M.A. in Classics from the University of Texas. She has written numerous titles for Barefoot Books, including several under the name Kate DePalma.

Christiane Engel is an award-winning artist from northern Germany. She currently lives and works in England with her family and has illustrated several children's books.

Praise for this book

"A solid, attractive vocabulary builder" -- Kirkus Reviews
"Offers engagement, affirmation, and delight, showing a mixed-race, gay-parented family" - CCBlogC
"Christiane Engel's illustrations are fabulous...with a kaleidoscope of colours matched to easy on the eye layers of detail that make for lots of talking points" - Books My Toddler Loves
"Baby's First Words foi criado por um especialista em desenvolvimento infantil para apoiar o modo como os bebês aprendem naturalmente a língua - e para iniciar conversas e compreender o seu filho. [Baby's First Words was created by a child development specialist to support the way babies naturally learn a language - and to start conversations and understand your child.]" - Gaby No Canadá