This Is the First Book I Will Read to You

by Francesco Sedita (Author) Magenta Fox (Illustrator)

This Is the First Book I Will Read to You
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

Perfect for Father's Day, a new dad gets ready to share the love of reading with his baby for the first time.

It's baby's first story time and a new dad is excited to read to his child. He's also a little nervous. Which book should he choose? And what if it doesn't settle the baby to sleep? After bath time, picking out pj's, and the perfect swaddle, it's time to cuddle up to read together. And begins the special journey that only starts when a book is opened. Father and baby are transported to the soothing world of their story, sharing the special love of reading together for the first time.

Filled with both tenderness and wonder, This Is the First Book I Will Read to You is the ultimate baby shower gift for book-loving parents and their newest readers.

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. . . new caregivers will readily absorb the themes and appreciate the encouragement to create shared reading time with even the youngest children.

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Francesco Sedita
Francesco Sedita is the creator of the Miss Popularity book series, the Emmy-winning The Who Was? Show on Netflix, and many other books in his job at Penguin Young Readers.

Prescott Seraydarian is a children's video producer and educator. He is the owner-director of Lunch Productions, an award-winning production company. He also teaches film at the George School in Newtown, Pennsylvabnia.

Steve Hamaker is the Eisner Award-winning colorist of bestselling graphic novel series such as Bone by Jeff Smith and HiLo by Judd Winick. He has also colored online comic series and created his own original webcomic PLOX. An avid tabletop and video gamers, Steve lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife and son. Follow him on Twitter @Stevehamaker.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593405055
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Viking Books for Young Readers
Publication date
May 02, 2023
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV015010 - Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Daily Activities
JUV010000 - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
JUV013040 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | New Baby
Library of Congress categories
Picture books
Father and child
Books and reading

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