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First steps, first teeth, first bike ride, first sleepover...children have a great many "FIRSTS" to celebrate throughout the years. Here's a list of books you can find at the Library about some of those important milestones.

Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
J BOARDBK DEPAO	De Paola, Tomie	My First...Series Introduces some of the objects and activities associated with the celebration of several holidays, including Passover, Easter and Chanukah.	1989 - 2008
J BOARDBK STECK	Steckle, Richard	My Teeth	2008
J297.36 KATZ	Katz, Karen	My First Ramadan A boy observes the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with his family.	2007
J362.11 THOMA	Thomas, Pat	Do I Have to Go to the Hospital: A First Look at Going to the Hospital A first look at going to the hospital	2006
J513.211 RADAB	Radabaugh, Melinda Beth	First Time 1 2 3 From the first day Sunday to the seventh day Saturday, a child encounters new experiences, such as going to the doctor and getting a haircut.	2004
J617.6 HUGHE	Hughes, Monica	First Visit to the Dentist Contents: Going to the dentist -- In the waiting room -- Meeting the dentist -- The dentist gets ready -- The check-up -- Clean and polish -- Brushing teeth -- Problem teeth -- Well done! -- The next appointment.	2004
J636.0887 BOZZO	Bozzo, Linda	My First Guinea Pig and Other Small Pets Informs children how to choose and take care of their guinea pigs and other small pets.	2008
J636.1 BOZZO	Bozzo, Linda	My First Horse Informs children how to choose and take care of their first horse.	2008
J636.6 BOZZO	Bozzo, Linda	My First Bird Learn what your new pet bird will need to stay healthy and happy in your home.	2008
J636.7 BOZZO	Bozzo, Linda	My First Dog With help from the American Humane Association, this book will help you choose the right dog and show how to care for your new pet.	2008
J636.8 BOZZO	Bozzo, Linda	My First Cat Read about how to choose the right pet, and how to care for your new cat or kitten.	2008
J636.8 COPPE	Coppendale, Jean	Kitten: How to Take Care of Your First Pet Explains how to select, care for, and play with your new kitten.	2004
J639.34 BOZZO	Bozzo, Linda	My First Fish With help from the American Humane Association, this book explores how to choose the right fish and how to care for your new pet.	2008
J646.724 EHRLI	Ehrlich, Fred	Does a Yak Get a Haircut? Shows how only some animals get haircuts and explains why it does not hurt for a child to have his hair cut.	2006
J646.724 RADAB	Radabaugh, Melinda Beth	Getting A Haircut Describes what to expect on your first visit to the barber shop or salon for a haircut, discussing the big chairs, smocks, shampoo, haircutting tools, and blow-dryer.	2003
J799.2	Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw	A Family Goes Hunting Relates, in text and photographs, the experiences of twelve-year-old Leif as he goes on his first hunting trip with his family in Montana.	1991
J811	Singer, Marilyn	In My Tent A little girl goes on her first camping trip.	1992
JE	Akass, Susan	Swim, Number Nine Duckling A timid little duckling waits on the shore while his siblings have their first swimming lesson.	1994
JE ALLEN	Allen, Kit	Slide, Already! Brief text and illustrations follow a scared child's first encounter with the big slide at the playground.	2005
JE BERGS	Bergstein, Rita M.	Your Own Big Bed Introduces how different animals and even human babies grow from being newly-hatched or born, through being carried everywhere, to having their own special place to sleep.	2008
JE BEST	Best, Cari	Are You Going to be Good? While attending his first "night party" to celebrate Great-Gran Sadie's 100th birthday, Robert's manners disappoint family members and relatives but please the guest of honor who loves his dance steps.	2005
JE BOURG	Bourgeois, Paulette	Franklin Rides a Bike At the beginning of spring, Franklin and all his friends have training wheels on their bikes. But soon Franklin is the only one who can't ride without them…	1997
JE BOWEN	Bowen, Anne	How Did You Grow So Big, So Soon? The night before his first day at school, a mother and son recount other new experiences he has had, such as his first words and first steps, and celebrate his growth and accomplishments.	2003
JE BRAUN	Braun, Sebastien	Back to Bed, Ed! Ed the mouse will not sleep in his own bed, until eventually his exasperated and tired parents find a way to keep him from joining them in the middle of the night.	2010
JE BRIDW	Bridwell, Norman	Clifford's First Sleepover When Emily Elizabeth goes to her grandparents' for a sleepover, she thinks she is leaving her small red puppy behind. There are lots of funny surprises in store when Clifford sneaks into her suitcase.	2004
JE BROWN	Brown, Marc	Arthur's First Sleepover Children can read about Arthur's antics in his own backyard with Buster and the Brain.	1999
JE BROWN	Brown, Marc Tolon	D.W. Rides Again! D.W. graduates from a tricycle to her first two-wheeler and under Arthur's careful guidance learns the basics of bicycle safety.	1993
JE BURNA	Burnard, Damon	Dave's Haircut Dave's last haircut was a disaster so he decides to cut his own hair. Luckily, Joe the Barber gives him a very cool haircut.	2003
JE CIVAR	Civardi, Anne	Going on a Plane A different family in each book discovers how to deal with new situations.	1993
JE CIVAR	Civardi, Anne	First Experiences This book introduces young children to situations they might find themselves in for the first time.	2003
JE COUSI	Cousins, Lucy	Maisy Goes on Vacation Lizzy is scared to start school, so she makes a doll out of an apple from her favorite tree to take with her on the first day and keep her company. Includes instructions for making an apple doll.	2010
JE COUSI	Cousins, Lucy	Maisy Goes to the Museum Maisy makes her first visit to a museum.	2008
JE COUSI	Cousins, Lucy	Maisy, Charley, and the Wobbly Tooth Maisy the mouse and her animal friends accompany nervous Charley on his first visit to the dentist.	2006
JE DAVID	David, Luke	Chuckie Visits the Eye Doctor Chuckie isn't seeing too well and must visit the eye doctor and get his first pair of glasses.	1999
JE	Davis, Gibbs	Katy's First Haircut First-grader Katy begins to regret having her long hair cut short after she is mistaken for a boy.	1985
JE DUSSL	Dussling, Jennifer	One Little Flower Girl A flower girl learns her role in the wedding.	2009
JE ERIKS	Eriksson, Eva	A Crash Course for Molly Watch out! Here comes Molly! Molly is big enough and smart enough to ride a bike now - and she loves it!	2005
JE ESPIN	Espinosa, Laura	Otis and Rae and the Grumbling Splunk While on their first camping trip ever, Rae looks forward to tracking a wild beast but it is a fearful Otis who first encounters the Grumbling Splunk, whose grumbling might not be so scary after all.	2008
JE FELDM	Feldman, Thea	Disney's My First 1 2 3's	2008
JE FRAZE	Frazee, Maria	Walk On!: A Guide for Babies of All Ages Toddling on the brink of something big? Whatever the challenge, the steps for success are the same: stand tall, put one foot in front of the other, and ... walk on!	2006
JE FURGA	Furgang, Kathy	Flower Girl Anna isn't happy when she learns that she will be a flower girl in Aunt Julie's wedding, until she looks at wedding photographs and tries on Grandma's veil.	2002
JE GODWI	Godwin, Laura	The Ring Bearer With a cleverly rhyming text that captures the solemnity of the occasion, this sweet picture book is the perfect introduction to what weddings are all about and what ring bearers actually do.	2006
JE HENNE	Hennessy, B.G.	Play Ball Corduroy Corduroy the teddy bear and his friends play in their first baseball game.	2010
JE HUBBE	Hubbell, Patricia	My First Airplane Ride Follows a young traveler through a first airplane ride, from takeoff to touchdown.	2008
JE JOHAN	Johanson, Sarah Margaret	Training Wheels Caillou takes his first bicycle ride without training wheels.	2010
JE KROSO	Krosoczka, Jarrett	Baghead Josh hides the bad haircut he gave himself by wearing a bag on his head, until his sister has a better idea.	2002
JE KRULL	Krull, Kathleen	Clip, Clip, Clip: Three Stories about Hair Three short stories feature Kevin, who doesn't want a haircut, Ramon, whose friends agree that hair problems can make you scream, and Helen, who is interested in everyone's hair.	2002
JE LEE	Lee, Suzy	Wave A wordless picture book that shows a little girl's first experiences at the beach, as she goes from being afraid of the roaring waves to playing on the shore while gulls soar overhead.	2008
JE LIN	Lin, Grace	Olvina Swims Olvina, a chicken in more ways than one, overcomes her fear of swimming with help from her friend Hailey, a penguin, while on vacation in Hawaii.	2006
JE LINDG	Lindgren, Barbro	Rosa Goes to Daycare Rosa is disgusted because her aunt has decided to send her to a doggie daycare center. There she faces an unknown routine and all kinds of rules. Yet Rosa soon makes friends and finds adventure in the great outdoors.	2000
JE LONDO	London, Jonathan	Eat! Cried Little Pig "Eat!" was Little Pig's first word. He loves food. He loves to squish it and squash it and wear it in his hair. He slurps it and slops it and gets it everywhere.	2003
JE LONDO	London, Jonathan	Froggy's Sleepover Froggy is excited about his first sleepover, but a series of events sends Froggy and Max back and forth between their houses, until it seems they will never fall asleep.	2005
JE LUCKE	Lucke, Deb	The Boy Who Wouldn't Swim One very hot summer, Eric Dooley watches his younger sister go from her first swimming lesson all the way to the diving board, while his fear of the water keeps him from joining her and the rest of the people of Clermont County in the pool.	2008
JE LUM	Lum, Kate	What! Cried Granny : An Almost Bedtime Story When her grandson Patrick arrives for his first sleepover, Granny's resourceful efforts to provide him with a bed, pillow, and other necessities result in a sleepless night for both of them.	2002
JE MCCAR	McCarty, Peter	Baby Steps McCarty's chronicle of his daughter Suki's first year of life in tender prose.	2000
JE MESER	Meserve, Jessica	Bedtime Without Arthur Bella has a bear named Arthur, like others, hes soft and cuddly. Unlike other bears, Arthur knows karate and works tirelessly all night to protect Bella from monsters, dragons, slugs, and other things that lurk in the shadows. One night, Arthur goes missi	2010
JE PETTY	Petty, Kate	Going to the Dentist Explains in simple language what happens when you visit the dentist.	2008
JE PETTY	Petty, Kate	Moving Day When the family apartment is sold, Sam is not sure he wants to move, but the experience proves to be exciting and fun.	2008
JE RADAB	Radabaugh, Melinda Beth	First Time ABC Text and photographs depict an alphabet of new things growing children can do, from "A" for airplane travel to "Z" for zipping bookbags.	2004
JE ROBBI	Robbins, Beth	Tom's New Haircut Worried about shampoo in his eyes, sharp scissors, and looking silly, Tom the cat is surprised when he has a fantastic time on his first trip to the hairdresser for a haircut.	2001
JE ROSEN	Rosenberry, Vera	Vera Goes to the Dentist On Vera's first visit to the dentist, she has an unexpected reaction when he tries to polish her teeth.	2002
JE SAVAD	Savadier, Elivia	No Haircut Today! Dominic refuses to get his hair cut, no matter how much his mother wants him to or how bad it looks.	2005
JE SCHWA	Schwanda, JC	Sprinkles' First Haircut Sprinkles is anxious about getting his first haircut, so Blue and his other friends go with him to the barbershop.	2008
JE	Seibold, J. Otto	Mr. Lunch Takes a Plane Ride Mr. Lunch, a canine bird-chaser extraordinaire, takes his first plane ride and finds adventure in the skies.	1993
JE SLEGE	Slegers, Liesbet	Kevin Goes to School At first Kevin doesn't want his mom to leave him on his first day of school, but soon he begins to enjoy himself.	2002
JE SLEGE	Slegers, Liesbet	Kevin Goes to the Hospital Bold graphics, friendly faces and a toddler's-eye view make Kevin a must for little ones just beginning to explore and understand their world.	2002
JE SLEGE	Slegers, Liesbet	Kevin Spends the Night Bold graphics, friendly faces and a toddler's-eye view make Kevin a must for little ones just beginning to explore and understand their world.	2002
JE SLEGE	Slegers, Liesbet	Kevin Takes a Trip	2002
JE SMEE	Smee, Nicola	Freddie Gets a Haircut	1999
JE SOMAN	Soman, David	Ladybug Girl at the Beach Lulu, who likes to wear a ladybug costume, goes to the beach for the first time and makes sand castles, flies kites, and deals with her fear of the ocean.	2010
JE	Sorensen, Henri	Your First Step Describes the first steps of a baby, as well as the activities of many different animals in other places around the world, all happening at the very same moment.	1996
JE WARDL	Wardlaw, Lee	First Steps	1999
JE WHYBR	Whybrow, Ian	Harry and the Dinosaurs Say "Raahh!" A young boy takes his toy dinosaurs with him to help calm his fears on his first visit to the dentist.	2004
JE ZALBE	Zalben, Jane	Beni's First Wedding When a friend of the family announces that he is getting married and asks him to be his page boy, Beni experiences his first Jewish wedding.	1998
JER	Gold, Rebecca	Camp Out Chuckie does not know what to expect and has many fears when he goes on his first camping trip with his friends.	1999
JER GUEST	Guest, Elissa Haden	Iris and Walter, the Sleepover Iris's first sleepover at her friend Walter's house ends early when Iris gets homesick and wants to go home.	2002
JER JOYCE	Joyce, Melanie	At the Dentist Fred takes Jess on her first visit to the dentist, and volunteers to let her watch his examination first.	2008
JER JOYCE	Joyce, Melanie	First Plane Trip Fred enjoys his first ride on a plane when he goes to visit his Uncle George.	2008
JER JUNOR	Junor, Amy	My First Ballet Recital	2008
JER LUONG	Luongo, Jane	Jake's First Word Big sister assists in getting her little brother to talk.	2003
JER REISN	Reisner, Molly	Dora's First Trip Join Dora as she goes exploring for the first time!	2009
JER SCHAE	Schaefer, Lola	Loose Tooth A young boy wakes up one morning to find he has his very first loose tooth. But no matter what he does, it won't come out.	2004
JER VANLE	Van Leeuwen, Jean	Amanda Pig and the Wiggly Tooth When Amanda Pig has her first loose tooth, she is reluctant to pull it.	2008
JER WARNE	Warner, Gertrude Chandler	Benny's Boxcar Sleepover Benny is excited about having his first sleepover, but he and his friends are a little bit scared, too.	2004
J HOLAB	Holabird, Katharine	The Best Sleepover Ever! When her first sleepover falls the night before an important dance audition, Angelina confides in her diary that staying up late and eating junk food may not be the best activities for aspiring ballerinas.	2006
J MCAUL	McAuley, Rowan	Sleep-over! It's Olivia's very first sleepover. She's super-excited and worried. A hundred different things could go wrong, all of them totally embarrassing! Olivia doesn't want to let her best friend down. BUT -- maybe she should just stay home?	2008
J PARK	Park, Barbara	Junie B.,First Grader: Toothless Wonder Junie B. Jones learns some interesting things about the Tooth Fairy when she becomes the first student in Room One to lose an upper tooth.	2002
J WEBER	Weber, Susan Bartlett	Opening Day Having taken a hunter education course and gotten a license, Sam feels ready for his first hunting trip with his best friend Eric and Eric's father, but once he gets close to a deer he is not certain he wants to shoot one.	2007
J YEP	Yep, Laurence	Skunk Scout Teddy is not thrilled with the present his uncle gives him for his tenth birthday--a camping trip for him and his younger brother…	2003

If you need help finding these or other Library materials, please check with anyone in Children's Services. We look forward to seeing you at the Library!

This list was created and is maintained by Children's Services Librarians.
Comments or suggestions may be sent to Becky White at bwhite@acpl.info or to Mary Voors, Manager of Children's Services, at mvoors@acpl.info.