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Baby!

When will we hear your very first laugh?

A Navajo baby spends time with members of his family, each of whom tries to get him to laugh for the first time.

Will it happen while eating dinner in the family's city apartment?

Or maybe it'll be while riding horseback with Grandmother across the mesa.

Brother and sister both try. Papa tickles baby's toes. Mama sings. Grandfather holds the baby up high.

In Navajo families, the first person to get a new baby to laugh hosts the First Laugh Ceremony. Who will it be?

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Nancy Bo Flood

Nancy Bo Flood

Nancy Bo Flood has a PhD in experimental psychology and child development. On the Pacific island of Saipan, she worked with families and educators t... See more
Rose Ann  Tahe

Rose Ann Tahe

Diné
Rose Ann Tahe (Diné) was born into her mother’s clan, the Red Running into the Water Clan (Naaneesh’t’ezhi Tachii’nii... See more

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Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

First Laugh--Welcome Baby!
For those familiar with Navajo traditions, Tahe’s knowledge and Nelson’s illustrations give enough of a Where’s Waldo breath...

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