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."
Ciku Kimani-Mwaniki –
I have no memory of ever being sold to a book by the intro; usually it takes the first four paragraphs- until I picked DJo’s book.
What he has done is master the art of making fun of himself, in a hilarious way. He lets us, through snippets, into his life – and nearly nothing is sacred. He makes his mess funny. What it is, is tasteful, and did I say funny? ‘now you see me’ is not a collection of short stories, it is not flash fiction either – it’s very, very short memoirs – some told in just a hundred words but they all hit the funny bone. It’s something more real, something we can all identify with, only we cannot tell it the way Djo does.
And the illustrations, ones he has done himself, kinda tells where his passion lies.
Highly, highly recommended
Sylvia –
It has been quite an experience reading this book. From the cover page and the preview I knew that I would be in for a great ride; the author did not disappoint.
The illustrations are amazing. DJo is so talented! And he is also committed to what he does, no wonder he gets all these opportunities.
Now to the actual content… I have scratched my head trying to point out my favourite story and to be honest, it is not an easy task. These stories are all so raw and relatable. The author has used a style of writing that can be followed by all. And no matter how short or long the story is, he manages to add some humour in it and that is just so remarkable about how he sees life. Nevertheless, I know I’ll read ‘Mr. Preacherman’ a couple of more times than the other chapters. Kudos!
Chief, the NuriaStore bookseller –
The book is written in a diary format which I found to be pretty interesting and it makes the reading experience different.
We start off with the journal entries of Thefu and his motorbike, that he use to cruise in the streets of Nairobi. now you see me is about how the author sees his day to day life. Author is a great observer and brings out the experience and how he goes about it from his first accident, interviews and the COVID-19 problems that came with face masks and communication.
My favorite part in the book was definitely, the part he was involved in an accident and while at the hospital he acts normal and no pain when the beautiful nurse comes to examine his condition.
You’ll enjoy the book because of its great humour. It talks about what happens on a day to day basis on what a normal Nairobian rat race life. This is one of the hilarious memoirs that you would want to read, how the author gives the descriptions of how his day went.
This is a quick read as it’s stories are two – three pages. My favourite chapter was chapter one: “Life Is Hard, and I can relate to it and say Life Is Not a Hack; Who Should Decide How You Are Going To Live, should be you.