I love this pair’s work, and this one does not disappoint.  The illustrations are fabulous and draw the eye, and the text is simple yet fascinating.  We all have the understanding of what little humans are able to do on their first day of life (and just in case young readers aren’t sure, the first page reminds us).  Each page in this book is dedicated to a different animal describing it’s first day.  The selected animals are wide-ranging, from the familiar to the exotic, from those born helpless to those who are independent from the start.  Though the few sentences on each page are just enough to tantalize, detailed paragraphs in the back of the book offer more detailed information on each animal, including what part of the world it inhabits, and it’s typical birth size and weight.