The First Thing My Mama Told Me

A little girl, Lucy, finds a special way to celebrate her name on each birthday. After all it's a special name - it's the "first thing my mama told me"... Lucy loves her name and her parents who gave it to her. Written by Minnesota author Susan Marie Swanson, illustrated by Christine Davenier, it was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award in 2003, and made the New York Times Best Illustrated Childrens Books list for that year.