I Loved You First

Contributors

By Jenna Bush Hager

By Barbara Pierce Bush

Illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Mar 25, 2025
Page Count
40 pages
ISBN-13
9780316525299

Price

$19.99

Price

$25.99 CAD

Format:

  1. Hardcover $19.99 $25.99 CAD
  2. Audiobook Download (Unabridged) $4.99

A New York Times Bestseller! Celebrate the bond between parent and child in this lyrical story by former first daughters and #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Sisters First Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush.

There is nothing more important than the time we spend together, learning to see the world through each other’s eyes. From counting constellations to imagining shapes in fluffy clouds to hiking great canyons or jumping into the ocean, the special moments between a mother or father and their child are some of the most memorable and precious in our lives.
 
Inspired by the majesty of nature all around us, I Loved You First is an expansive and gently whimsical celebration of parental love and a companion to Jenna and Barbara’s New York Times bestselling children’s books Sisters First and Love Comes First.

Series:

  • A New York Times Bestseller
    An Amazon Best Book of the Month for Baby–Age 2

     
  • "This charming book, written in simple but rich and warm prose, affirms parents’ heartfelt, never-ending love for their children.... An affecting offering that will make a much-appreciated gift for baby showers and new parents."
    Kirkus Reviews
  • Praise for Love Comes First:

    A New York Times Bestseller
    An Amazon Best Book of the Month
  • "An inspiring message for all; this will also be appreciated as a new-baby gift."
    Kirkus
  • Praise for Sisters First:

    2019 ABC Best Books for Young Readers
  • "[A] heartfelt picture book tribute to sisterhood—both literal and figurative."
    Publishers Weekly

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Jenna Bush Hager

About the Author

Jenna Bush Hager is a correspondent on NBC’s Today Show and an editor-at-large for Southern Living magazine. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope, written after she served as an intern with UNICEF in Latin America. She also co-authored the children’s books Our Great Big Backyard and Read All About It! with her mother. She lives with her husband and two daughters in New York.

Barbara Pierce Bush is the CEO and co-founder of Global Health Corps, an organization that mobilizes a global community of young leaders to build the movement for health equity. GHC has mobilized almost one thousand young leaders who believe health is a human right and who take an innovative approach to solving some of the world’s biggest global health challenges. Previously, Barbara worked at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, and Red Cross Children’s Hospital in South Africa, and interned with UNICEF in Botswana.

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