Chatting Books Online Year 2, Day 98 Today's recommended book is: Who Dat Baby? A Louisiana Baby's Book of Firsts written and illustrated by Allison Dugas Behan.
I guess I have a new favorite baby shower gift book. This is a baby book in the " you fill in the pages" sense of the term like our mother's made for us way back when we were small but this one is geared to all things Louisianacentric. It starts with the inside cover being a sign in for the baby shower (great idea) . Then there are the usual things likes baby's name and birth info , but that page is titled "Bienveue " instead of welcome. Next up there is a family tree where the illustration is a bead tree. Then we get the usual : footprint, handprint, first address, pictures from each month and pages for each of the 1st and 2nd birthday parties and these are all delightfully decorated with iconic New Orleans and Louisiana images. But then the fun really begins as there are pages to record baby's first beignet, red beans and rice, crawfish, snoball etc as well as their first parade, saints game, swamp tour, fishing trip, and festival. What a Great Idea!
This hardcover keepsake book currently sells for $24.95 a copy. I can see why the first printing sold out so quickly!
To purchase a copy come see us at the shop during business hours or you can call or message me to have a copy shipped to you.
