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Synopsis
Featuring brand new photographs, plus images from Anne Geddes latest major release
Beginnings,
My First Five Years is the perfect place to record all the precious moments in a childs first five years.
From Before I Arrived, through The World When I Arrived, My First Birthday all the way to School this journal has ample space and prompts to document the all too fleeting first five years of life. It contains extras such as space for ultrasound scan and other special photos, an envelope for mementos, and, the addition of a colorful pull out height chart. To date sales of My First Five Years around the world total in excess of 4.3 million copies and this edition beautifully produced in sturdy hardcover will surely become a family keepsake to save treasured childhood memories for posterity.
About the Author
Anne Geddes is one of the most respected and acclaimed photographers in the world. Awarded the Professional Photographers of America 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award, her unique and stunning images of babies capture the beauty, purity, vulnerability, and preciousness of children, embodying her deeply held belief that each and every child must be protected, nurtured, and loved.
A two-time New York Times best-selling author, and published in 83 countries around the world, Anne Geddes books have sold more than 19 million copies and have been translated into 24 languages. Her website, wwww.annegeddes.com, attracts over 3.1 million visits yearly from more than 220 countries.
Anne is deeply committed to raising awareness of the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Designated funds from a range of Anne Geddes products are donated through the non-profit Geddes Philanthropic Trust to help prevent child abuse and neglect throughout the world.
Table of Contents
Contents
my parents 6
before my arrival 8
my birth 11
special messages 12
mementos 14
my first visitors 16
the world when I arrived 18
my homecoming 21
my name 24
my family tree 25
three months 27
six months 28
my milestones 31
nine months 32
my first birthday 34
my second birthday 40
my third birthday 48
kindergarten 55
my fourth birthday 56
my fifth birthday 63
special occasions 68
school 75
my drawings 76
my writing 78
my friends 80
my height 84
my weight 85
my health 86
the tooth fairys page 89
my handprints 90
my footprints 91
birthstones / flowers 92
star signs 94
chinese horoscopes 95