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I Loved You First

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By Jenna Bush Hager

By Barbara Pierce Bush

Illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki

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Price

$19.99

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$25.99 CAD

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  1. Hardcover $19.99 $25.99 CAD
  2. Audiobook Download (Unabridged) $4.99

Celebrate the bond between parent and child in this lyrical story by former first daughters and #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Sisters First Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush.

There is nothing more important than the time we spend together, learning to see the world through each other’s eyes. From counting constellations to imagining shapes in fluffy clouds to hiking great canyons or jumping into the ocean, the special moments between a mother or father and their child are some of the most memorable and precious in our lives.
 
Inspired by the majesty of nature all around us, I Loved You First is an expansive and gently whimsical celebration of parental love and a companion to Jenna and Barbara’s New York Times bestselling children’s books Sisters First and Love Comes First.

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Events

March 2025

  • An Evening with Jenna and Barbara

    Celebrate Family Love with Jenna Bush Hager & Barbara Pierce Bush

    The Country School | Madison, CT

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  • Discussion with Jenna and Barbara

    Celebrate the bond between parent and child at the Wyckoff YMCA with a 1-hour moderated discussion

    WYCKOFF Family Y | Wyckoff, NJ

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  • Story Time with Jenna and Barbara

    Buxton Books and The Charleston Library Society present Story Time with Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush celebrating their new picture book, I Loved You First.

    Grace Church Cathedral | Charleston, SC

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  • An Evening with Jenna and Barbara

    Buxton Books and The Charleston Library Society present An Evening with Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush celebrating their new picture book, I Loved You First

    Grace Church Cathedral | Charleston, SC

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  • Book Signing and Photo Opportunity

    Meet America’s favorite sister duo, Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush for a book signing of their new picture book, I Loved You First

    Oxford Exchange | Tampa, FL

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  • Book Signing

    Please join us as we host Jenna Bush Hager & Barbara Pierce Bush for a signing of their new picture book “I Loved You First”

    B&N The Villages | Villages, FL

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  • Sunday in the Park with Jenna and Barbara

    Spend an afternoon with America’s favorite sister duo, Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush!

    Laura W. Bush Native Texas Park | Dallas, TX

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  • Book Event

    Arborlawn United Methodist Church | Fort Worth

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Jenna Bush Hager

About the Author

Jenna Bush Hager is a host of NBC’s Today with Hoda & Jenna and the founder of Today’s Read with Jenna book club. She is the coauthor of the New York Times bestsellers Love Comes First, Sisters FirstThe Superpower Sisterhood, and Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life with her twin sister, as well as Our Great Big Backyard and Read All About It! with her mother, former First Lady Laura Bush. She is also the author of an essay collection, Everything Beautiful in Its Time.
 
Barbara Pierce Bush is a board member and cofounder of Global Health Corps, an organization that has mobilized more than one thousand young leaders to solve some of the world’s biggest global health challenges, as well as Vice President, Social Impact for the National Basketball Association. She is the coauthor of the New York Times bestsellers Love Comes First, Sisters FirstThe Superpower Sisterhood, and Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life.
 
Ramona Kaulitzki is the illustrator of the New York Times bestsellers Love Comes First, Sisters First, and The Christmas Owl, among numerous others. She invites you to visit her online at ramonakaulitzkiart.com and on Instagram @ramonakaulitzki.

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