http://www.mpmeador.com/mpm/the_first_step.html written for nell cox at age 1 words by mpm illustrations by mark sloniker http://www.mpmeador.com/mpm/the_first_step.html#0 394eebc8-87ae-4543-811d-e59a4dc56fe7 http://www.mpmeador.com/mpm/the_first_step_files/Media/firststeps.indd.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.mpmeador.com/mpm/the_first_step_files/Media/firststeps.indd.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_4">cover</p></div></div> http://www.mpmeador.com/mpm/the_first_step.html#1 7a4b2fc1-39bf-4079-86f3-b3471bcbf2fb http://www.mpmeador.com/mpm/the_first_step_files/Media/firststeps.indd4.jpg?derivative=thumb http://www.mpmeador.com/mpm/the_first_step_files/Media/firststeps.indd4.jpg?derivative=micro <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; 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