Mei's First Words: A Baby Book of Big Little Sounds

Mei's First Words: A Baby Book of Big Little Sounds

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Baby Baby's First Words Early Language & Sounds

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Mei sits cross-legged on a soft, warm peach-colored floor, smiling with curiosity, holding a bright yellow crayon in one hand. Her big sketchbook is open in her lap. In the background, a cozy crayon-bright world of soft pastel walls glowing warm like a nursery at nap time.

This is Mei. Mei has a big sketchbook. She picks up a crayon. What will Mei draw?

Mei leans over her big sketchbook, drawing with her yellow crayon. On the sketchbook page, a round yellow sun with little rays glows brightly, looking cheerful and alive. In the background, warm golden light radiates outward from the sketchbook as if the sun is coming to life.

Mei draws a circle. Round and round. She colors it yellow. It is a sun! "Sun!" says Mei. Can you say it? Sun!

Mei looks up in wonder, arms reaching toward the glowing round yellow sun that floats above her big sketchbook, casting a happy golden glow all around her. In the background, soft swirls of orange and yellow light fill the crayon-bright world.

The sun jumps off the page! It floats up, up, up. It is warm and bright. "Sun!" says Mei again. Sun!

Mei holds her red crayon and grins as she draws on her big sketchbook. A big, round red ball sits on the page, looking shiny and ready to bounce. In the background, the round yellow sun still glows softly in the warm crayon-bright world.

Now Mei draws something round and red. It is a ball! A big, red ball. "Ball!" says Mei. Can you say it? Ball!

Mei giggles and claps as the big round red ball bounces in the air above her big sketchbook, with little motion lines showing it going up and down. In the background, the round yellow sun floats high in the warm peach-colored crayon-bright world.

Boing! The ball bounces off the page! Up and down it goes. Up! Down! Up! Down! "Ball!" says Mei. Ball!

Mei carefully draws on her big sketchbook with a peach-colored crayon, and on the page is a sweet, simple drawing of a smiling mama face with round eyes and a big warm smile. In the background, soft rosy pink light fills the crayon-bright world, feeling warm and loving.

Mei picks up a new crayon. She draws a happy face. Two eyes. A big smile. It is Mama! "Mama!" says Mei. Can you say it? Mama!

Mei hugs the smiling mama who has stepped out of the sketchbook — a sweet, simple crayon-drawn mama figure with rosy cheeks and a big warm smile, embracing Mei lovingly. In the background, little crayon-drawn hearts float in the warm rosy crayon-bright world.

Mama comes to life! She gives Mei a big hug. "Mama!" says Mei. "Mama! Mama!" Hugs are the best.

Mei sweeps her blue crayon across a fresh page of her big sketchbook, where a bright blue sky fills the page with a simple crayon bird flying up and a little leaf drifting down. In the background, the crayon-bright world shifts to soft sky-blue and white, airy and open.

Mei draws a blue sky on a new page. So big! So blue! She draws a bird going up. "Up!" And a leaf coming down. "Down!" Up! Down!

Mei looks down at her big sketchbook with a surprised little frown, holding two broken pieces of her yellow crayon, one in each hand. In the background, the crayon-bright world dims just slightly with soft purple-gray tones, feeling quiet and still.

Now Mei wants to draw a star. She picks up her yellow crayon. She presses hard. Oh no! Snap! The crayon breaks! "Oh!" says Mei.

Mei brightens with a big smile, holding up one finger in the air with a look of discovery. The two broken pieces of the yellow crayon rest on the floor beside her big sketchbook. In the background, a little spark of light begins to glow again in the warm crayon-bright world.

Mei is sad. But then she has an idea! She puts down the broken crayon. She holds up her finger. She can draw with her finger!

Mei traces a big five-pointed star on her big sketchbook with her finger, and the star blazes with golden sparkles and glittering light, illuminating Mei's amazed, joyful face. In the background, the entire crayon-bright world bursts with warm golden sparkles and twinkling light.

Mei traces a star on the page with her finger. One, two, three, four, five points. And look! The star lights up! Sparkle, sparkle, sparkle! The whole page glows!

Mei hugs her big sketchbook to her chest, eyes closed with a peaceful, happy smile. All around her float the round yellow sun, the big round red ball, the smiling crayon-drawn mama, and the sparkling golden star, all glowing softly. In the background, a beautiful warm sky of crayon-bright colors — peach, pink, gold, and blue — glows like a nursery at nap time, filled with tiny sparkles.

The star shines on the sun, the ball, the mama, and the blue sky. Everything glows. Mei hugs her sketchbook tight. "Love!" says Mei. Can you say it? Love! Love! Love!

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