Announcing the completely revised third edition of What to Expect the First Year. With over 10.5 million copies in print, First Year is the world’s best-selling, best-loved guide to the instructions that babies don’t come with, but should. And now, it’s better than ever. Every parent’s must-have/go-to is completely updated.
Keeping the trademark month-by-month format that allows parents to take the potentially overwhelming first year one step at a time, First Year is easier-to-read, faster-to-flip-through, and new-family-friendlier than ever?packed with even more practical tips, realistic advice, and relatable, accessible information than before. Illustrations are new, too.
Among the changes: Baby care fundamentals?crib and sleep safety, feeding, vitamin supplements?are revised to reflect the most recent guidelines. Breastfeeding gets more coverage, too, from getting started to keeping it going. Hot-button topics and trends are tackled: attachment parenting, sleep training, early potty learning (elimination communication), baby-led weaning, and green parenting (from cloth diapers to non-toxic furniture). An all-new chapter on buying for baby helps parents navigate through today’s dizzying gamut of baby products, nursery items, and gear.
Also new: tips on preparing homemade baby food, the latest recommendations on starting solids, research on the impact of screen time (TVs, tablets, apps, computers), and “For Parents” boxes that focus on mom’s and dad’s needs. Throughout, topics are organized more intuitively than ever, for the best user experience possible."
Laura –
The writing style is slightly dense and may require rereading paragraphs to grasp some stories. However, the stories are beautifully told and Troy evokes a roller coaster of emotions in this collection of 12 raw short stories.
Laura –
The writing style is slightly dense and may require rereading paragraphs to grasp some stories. However, the book is well written and Troy evokes a roller coaster of emotions through these raw stories.
Rehema Zuberi –
I have read a lot of short-story collections this year and this is by far the best! I have lightly interacted with the existence of Troy Onyango but I can’t say that I had read him before receiving this book as a gift. Because I trust a lot of recommendations from people I share the same tastes with, this had already climbed high on my reading list from the constant fawning of a friend about its goodness.
I was not prepared for the amazing storylines I experienced, the lyrical language and the endings which came abruptly and some left me confused. This did not deter my loving the book as thoroughly as I did. It now sits up above with the rest of my top books.
There is so much validation in it for the queer community which at first came to me as shocking because I did not expect it at all. It is not every day queer people are represented as well as they are in this collection. This is the book of our times.