Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush are collaborating on another children’s book.
The twin sisters—daughters of former President George W. Bush and literacy advocate Laura Bush—will publish I Loved You First, illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki, in the spring. A critic for Kirkus calls the book “an affecting offering that will make a much-appreciated gift for baby showers and new parents.”
The book will be the third collaboration between the Bush sisters and Kaulitzki, following Sisters First and Love Comes First. Bush and Hager co-wrote an adult memoir, also called Sisters First, and another children’s book, The Superpower Sisterhood, illustrated by Cyndi Wojciechowski.
I Loved You First, says publisher Little, Brown, is “inspired by the majesty of nature all around us” and is “an expansive and gently whimsical celebration of parental love.”
Hager announced the new book on the Today show, saying, “It kind of reminds me of a Mary Oliver poem. It’s all about what it feels like to know your child from the very first moment. I wrote it with my sister after she had just her little babe, Edward Finn, so it kind of is an ode to what it feels like to be a mom.”
I Loved You First is scheduled for publication on March 25, 2025.
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
