My First Five Years - Flower (Cover Image May Vary) (Hardcover)

by Anne Geddes (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
For every parent, a baby's early years are filled with memorable firsts-first smiles . . . first words . . . first steps . . . first Christmas. It's natural that an artist best known for her celebration of babies would create the perfect place to save these precious moments for posterity.

My First Five Years-Flower Edition is graced throughout with the remarkable images of acclaimed photographer Anne Geddes. She uses the gorgeous imagery from Miracle, her heartfelt collaboration with singer Celine Dion, to cast a magical feeling over the entire journal.

Each turn of the page reveals an enchanting image and yet another example of her deep and abiding love for babies-a slumbering baby rests gently atop a peony, the calla lily petals offer protection to a newborn in its loving caress, an orchid tenderly cradles a sleeping child. Through Geddes' eyes we are able to experience the innocence and preciousness of new life.

My First Five Years is filled with touches that make this a truly special journal-an envelope to hold a baby's first lock of hair, height and weight charts to track growth through the years, and plenty of room for announcements and your own child's photos and mementos.

My First Five Years-Flower Edition will become a treasured keepsake of a time that passes all too quickly.

About the Author
Anne Geddes' uniquely beautiful images of babies and children have made her the best-selling photographer in the world. They adorn greeting cards, calendars, books, stationery, and photo albums, and are currently published in more than 77 countries spanning five continents. Anne's books have sold more than 15 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 19 languages. Her Web site, annegeddes.com, attracts over 500,000 unique visitors from over 200 countries each month. She and her husband, Kel, live in New Zealand with their two daughters.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 88 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (April 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740753487
• ISBN-13: 978-0740753480
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #187,273 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, August 2, 2005

By	E. Kanoza (Land O' Lakes, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought the Anne Geddes My First Five Years edition with the baby laying atop a stack of towels for my first child and loved the layout, so when my second child came along I wanted a similar memory book. I found this one via the internet and purchased it thinking it would be very similar but with a different cover. I was disappointed to find the layout very plain and boring compared to all other editions I have seen. It wasn't very colorful and the text was small and plain. This just seemed like more of a advertisement of Anne Geddes photographs than a well put together memory book. Luckily, I was able to find an earlier edition of her book that I liked much better.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars it's okay..., January 4, 2007

By	S. Stroup (Watertown, SD USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book is really pretty, however the glossy pages are not exactly ideal for the hand and footprints. And ink pens smear a little too. Best to use a permanent fine tip marker. I also wish the pages were a little bigger, so you could tuck full size sheets of paper in between the pages-- momentos & etc.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect!, February 15, 2008

By	Helen H. Pace (Hendersonville, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I ordered this book for my daughter. I received one with a different cover, which is okay, because the listing does mention that the cover may vary.

The book includes space to add info for:

My Birth
Special Messages
Mementos (2 pages), with an envelope for a lock of hair
Visitors records (2 pages)
My Homecoming
Naming
My Family Tree
I Look Like
Three Months (weight, length, what I'm like, what makes me smile, what I like doing)
Six Months (weight, length, what I'm like, what I can do now, sounds I make)
Nine Months (weight, length, what I'm like, what makes me laugh, what I like doing)
My First Birthday (weight, height, first words, what's happening in my world, my favorite toys, my favorite foods, my pets)
My First Birthday: About My Party (where we celebrated it, who was there, special gifts, my first cake)
Milestones (first smile, laugh, grasped a toy, slept thru the night, held my head up, rolled over, sat up, crawled, stood up, walked, first tooth, first word, other milestones)
My First Christmas (where we celebrated it, who was there, special gifts)
Favorites (food, clothes, music, rhymes, books, toys, activities, I really don't like)
My Second Birthday (weight, height, what I'm like, some words I can say, my favorite toys, my favorite books)
My Second Birthday: About My Party (where we celebrated it, who was there, special gifts, my birthday cake)
My First Vacation (I went to, the date was, the weather was, who was there, what we did, comments)
My Best Friends (comments and a place for a photo for one thru five years)
My Third Birthday (weight, height, what I'm like, what's happening in my world)
My Third Birthday: About My Party (where we celebrated it, who was there, special gifts, my birthday cake)
My Fourth Birthday (weight, height, what I'm like, what's happening in my world)
My Fourth Birthday: About My Party (same as Third)
My Fifth Birthday (same as 3rd and 4th)
My Fifth Birthday: About My Party (same as 3rd and 4th)
Kindergarten (I started on, my kindergarten is called, what I like to do there, comments)
School (I started on, my school is called, my teacher is, on my first day I, my friends are, comments)
Drawings (2 pages)
Writing (I could recite the alphabet, I started to write, I began to read, my writing)
My Height (chart you can fill in)
My Weight (chart you can fill in)
Health (area for vaccination record, allergies, illnesses, comments)
The Tooth Fairy's Page (diagram of baby teeth with area to write what date they arrived, I lost my first tooth, my second tooth, the tooth fairy left me, visits to the dentist)
My Handprints (at birth and five years)
My Footprints (at birth and five years)
Listing of Birthstones and Flowers for each birth month
Star Signs
Chinese Horoscopes

There are also a total of 23 full color Anne Geddes photographs, many of which take two pages and 14 pages designated for photographs of your own, conveniently placed next to the pages for birthday parties, first vacation, Christmas, etc.

I give it 4 stars only because I think once you begin to add photos and mememtos, the book will probably not close. I would have preferred it be spiral bound or more loosely bound to allow for the things we parents like to cram in there!

I think this is a lovely book and I am very happy with it. I hope that when my daughter is grown, she will enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed completing it. I will definately recommend this to others and purchase more as we have more children.