My Heart's First Steps: Writings That Celebrate the Gifts of Parenthood
Author: Jennifer Graf Groneberg
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ISBN: 1580629369
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation (November, 2003)
Sales Rank: 982,204
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 4 out of 5
Sweet and sentimental
Geared especially toward first-time parents, My Heart's First Steps will find a ready audience among those for whom it is intended. The construction itself, with short chapters, essays, and poems, will make it appealing to those first-timers in the dizzy world of parenting in which some days success is measured by having found time to brush your teeth, make the bed, and decide what you're having for dinner. Not actually prepared it and served it, mind you: just decided what to fix. The entries are short enough to be read in the 5-10 minutes at a stretch that are all new parents feel they can call their own.
It's meant to be sweet and sentimental - and it is. I did find myself, at points, wishing for a little more of the gritty and grizzly side of new parenting issues, more of an Annie Lamott take on how very difficult it often is to devote yourself to a 10-pound morsel of demanding humanity.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Sweet, tender, lovely
A great introduction to parenthood for those of us new to parenting. I got this book as a gift when my husband and I found out we were pregnant and it has been my constant companion. Highly recommended!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Great Book for Parents and Parents-to-Be
I'm a new father and was given this book as a gift. I didn't really know what to think about it until I started reading and fell in love with it. It made me realize that I am now a part of this huge tribe of parents, that my wife and I are not alone. I reccommend it to all parents and it makes a great baby shower gift for parents-to-be. It's simply a lovingly-written, heart-warming book.
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