Sisters First

by Jenna Bush Hager (Author) Ramona Kaulitzki (Illustrator)

Sisters First
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
A lovely, lyrical ode to the magic of sisterhood by beloved former first daughters and bestselling authors Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush.A young girl's wish is granted when a new sister arrives. While the baby can't do much, over time the big and little siblings become inseparable, playing and dancing, imagining and laughing. By each other's sides, they are smarter, kinder, and braver than they ever thought they could be. And they are forever sisters first.This exquisite celebration of the bond between sisters is inspired by the spirited childhood of Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush, authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life.
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Publishers Weekly

Hager and Bush follow up their 2017 memoir, Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life, with this heartfelt picture book tribute to sisterhood--both literal and figurative. "As we've grown older, our definition of 'sisters' has expanded to friends and colleagues--women who lift us up and help us believe that we are enough," they write in an introductory note. As the story opens, a lonely girl eagerly awaits the birth of a sibling: "My wishing paid off;/ it was written in the stars;/ A new baby sister would/ soon be ours." Reality sets in, though, once the infant arrives: "You cried and you ate, but not much more./ (My new baby sister was a bit of a snore)." As the baby matures, the two become inseparable, yet, in keeping with the authors' message about the expansive nature of sisterhood, they also spend time cavorting with a diverse cluster of other girls. Kaulitzki (Badger's Perfect Garden) crafts breezy, luminous mixed-media illustrations that capture the sisters' mutual affection and playful flights of imagination. Though the verse's rhythm and rhyme are sometimes strained, the story's genuine sentiment shines through brightly. Ages 5-8. (Nov.)

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Praise for Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life * "In this funny and heartfelt memoir, the twin daughters of President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush offer their perspective on growing up in the public eye.... Readers will be entertained by this charming, wild, and wonderful pair of life stories."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
Jenna Bush Hager
Jenna Bush Hager is a host of NBC's Today Show and an editor-at-large for Southern Living magazine. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Sisters First and Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life with her twin sister, as well as Our Great Big Backyard and Read All About It! with her mother, former First Lady Laura Bush. Jenna lives in New York City.

Barbara Pierce Bush is the board chair and cofounder of Global Health Corps, an organization that has mobilized more than one thousand young leaders who take an innovative approach to solving some of the world's biggest global health challenges. She is the coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Sisters First and Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life and recently graduated with her master's degree from Harvard University.

Cyndi Wojciechowski is an illustrator, character designer, writer, and educator who hopes to bring smiles, comfort, and wonder to the world through her books and illustrations. When not working, she draws trees with her dog, collects vintage children's books, and hangs out with her family. She lives in California.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780316534789
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date
November 12, 2019
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV014000 - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
JUV013070 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings
JUV013040 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | New Baby
JUV070000 - Juvenile Fiction | Poetry (see also Stories in Verse)
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Stories in rhyme
Sisters

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