First laugh : welcome, baby! / Rose Ann Tahe and Nancy Bo Flood ; illustrated by Jonathan Nelson.
Material type: TextPublisher: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2018]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 25 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781580897945
- 1580897940
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Family & Pets | Tahe Rose Ann | Available | 33111009292000 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In Navajo families, the first person to make a new baby laugh hosts the child's First Laugh Ceremony. Who will earn the honor in this story?
The First Laugh Ceremony is a celebration held to welcome a new member of the community. As everyone--from Baby's nima (mom) to nadi (big sister) to cheii (grandfather)--tries to elicit the joyous sound from Baby, readers are introduced to details about Navajo life and the Navajo names for family members. Back matter includes information about other cultural ceremonies that welcome new babies and children, including man yue celebration (China), sanskaras (Hindu) and aquiqa (Muslim).
"A Navaho family welcomes a new baby into the family with love and ceremony, eagerly waiting for that first special laugh. Includes brief description of birth customs in different cultures." -- (Source of summary not specified)
Includes bibliographical references.