First Steps

by Lee Wardlaw and Gordon M. Wardlaw

Book Overview

Clipped, hopping verses echo the distinct, toddling dance of a baby's first journey, with all the drama captured by energetic paintings. Color illustrations throughout. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Board book
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0694012939
• ISBN13: 9780694012930
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: HarperFestival
• Length: 16 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 1 to 5 years

Customer Reviews

First Steps receives honor

First Steps has just been named a Best Book for 2001, for babies and toddlers, by the Bank Street College/Children's Book Council. -Lee Wardlaw, author

A Hug along the Way

This charmning book will encourage little ones as they learn to take those first important steps. They will recognize themselves and the "work" they are doing. Parents and children will enjoy "lap time" together -- sharing a hug and a story.

The Perfect Baby Shower Gift

As a first-time grandparent I was thrilled to discover FIRST STEPS, a delightful "giggle wiggle waggle" of a story. Together my grandson and I chuckle over the lively and engaging text -- perfectly blended with child-friendly art. FIRST STEPS is the perfect gift for a baby shower or a new grandparent.

A Fun Book for Toddlers

FIRST STEPS explores the whimsical time in a baby's life that occurs between crawling and walking. Wardlaw is uniquely sensitive to the (literal) ups and downs of this momentous shift, and her charming rhymes make for fun reading: "Creep, Crawl, Pull up tall. Giggle, wiggle, waggle... Fall!" I recommend this delightful book for parents of little ones learning to walk. It's a lively but cozy way to celebrate the victories and the process itself. "Graduates" will continue to enjoy the book for its humor and rhyme and for the fun of remembering how it used to be--before they got so big!

A big moment in a little book!

FIRST STEPS has been the perfect little book for celebrating that momentous day when our baby began to walk. The sound of the words and bounce of the rhythm come together perfectly with bright bubbly pictures of bears, balls and baby. My daughter loves to climb into my lap, share "her" story, and be proud all over again of the amazing things she can do.