Baby's First Words
Illustrator
Christiane Engel
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9781782853213
Pages
20 pages
Genre
realism
Format
board book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Brief text relates the daily activities of a city baby with two daddies by featuring terms for objects, actions, and sounds. On die-cut board pages with tabs.
Grade Level
PK-1
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Interracial; Gay/Lesbian; interracial family; interracial marriage; interracial relationship; gay; gay fathers; two fathers
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Asian / Black
Family Formation
two fathers
LGBTQ+
male/male
Awards
Rainbow List, 2018 Board Book
Cybils Awards, 2017, Nominee, Fiction Picture Book
Keywords
waking up; getting ready; modes of transportation; bath time; eating
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Blackstone, Stella and Scribens, Sunny, "Baby's First Words" (2017). Diverse Families. 1260.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1260