Merriam-Webster's 150 First Words - by Claire Laties Davis (Board Book)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Get babies and toddlers talking all day long with a colorful board book of first words and phrases created by the experts at Merriam-Webster. This engaging large-format board book encourages toddlers' language learning through the repetition of simple words and phrases for everyday objects and activities.

Readers will enjoy following a diverse group of nine children through their daily routines. Under speech and language therapist Claire Laties Davis's sure hand, dressing, mealtime, playtime, bath time, and more become opportunities for little ones to learn new words and phrases. Each illustrated spread also includes a search-and-find within every scene to provide more ways for families to connect.

Review Quotes

Selected for 2021 Board Books for Babies by Betsy Bird, School Library Journal

"I am utterly charmed. A thorough winner from start to finish." - School Library Journal

Selected for the Reading Rockets Summer Reading Guide 2022

"15 Best Holiday Books for 1-Year-Olds" - TinyBeans

2021 PAL Award winner - Books & Media

About the Author

About the Author: Claire Laties Davis MS, CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist who works with toddlers and their parents on early speech development. Claire lives in Providence, RI, with her husband and usually an exchange student or two. She has five grown children.

About the Illustrator: Kasia Dudziak is a children's illustrator and designer based in London, England. She graduated with an Illustration degree from Falmouth University of Arts and also studied at the Sorbonne University in Paris.

About Merriam-Webster: For over 180 years, Merriam-Webster has been America's leading provider of language information. Each month, our award-winning websites, apps, and social media channels offer guidance to tens of millions of visitors. All Merriam-Webster products and services are backed by the largest team of professional dictionary editors and writers in America.