First Friends

Join a daycare class as they count from 1 to 10 throughout the day - then say goodbye at pickup time together! At drop off there's one kiss goodbye, one hug hello, and ten waves goodbye when it's time to go. Count through the day from playtime to naptime at daycare! . Introduces early maths and counting concepts . Shows a diverse cast of toddlers going through their daily routines at daycare . Seek-and-and items through out the book from the last page AGES: 1 to 4 AUTHOR: Mk Smith Despres is the author of the First Friends board book series, as well as Night Song and There's That Sun Again, and was named a 2024 Green Box Artist in Residence. Mk has worked as an educator for over 15 years with kids and adults with disabilities. They write, teach, and read lots of books with their family in western Massachusetts, USA. MkSmithDespres.com Aya Watanabe is a Japanese illustrator who loves to explore imaginary worlds and to express her inner child through art. Creating fun content for kids is her passion. She lives and works in Tokyo, Japan, with her pet caterpillars. aw-illustrations.com SELLING POINTS: . EARLY NUMBER SKILLS: Introduces the numbers 1 through 10, as well as simple adding, in an age-appropriate way. . SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING: Gentle social-emotional storyline shown in the artwork depicts a child who is feeling shy at daycare drop-off but slowly warms up throughout the day. . DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ILLUSTRATIONS: The class of 8 toddlers and 2 grownups features a variety of skin tones and body shapes, and a child with a hearing aid. . DAILY ROUTINE / DAYCARE SETTING: This story takes readers through all the parts of the daily routine in a daycare setting. . INTERACTIVE: The final spread shows all the numbers of objects in the book so that readers can go back through and find them all again.