Jimmy Fallon

Author of Your Baby's First Word Will Be Dada

17+ Works 2,322 Members 55 Reviews

About the Author

Jimmy Fallon is an actor, comedian, author and television host. Fallon got his start in stand-up in Poughkeepsie, NY. After college he took improv classes with The Groundlings. He has appeared in movies and on television, most notably as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and as the host of Late show more Night with Jimmy Fallon. Fallon is the author of Thank You Notes (May 2011) and Thank You Notes 2 (May 2012) both from Grand Central Publishing. His bestselling children's book, Your Baby's First Word will be DADA, was published in 2015. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Image credit: Credit: David Shankbone, April 25, 2007

Works by Jimmy Fallon

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Your Baby's First Word Will Be Dada (2015) 818 copies, 12 reviews

Everything Is Mama (2017) 462 copies, 9 reviews

Snowball Fight! (2005) 283 copies, 5 reviews

Thank You Notes (2011) 169 copies, 6 reviews

This Is Baby (2019) 152 copies, 3 reviews

5 More Sleeps ‘til Christmas (2020) 135 copies, 4 reviews

I Hate This Place: The Pessimist's Guide to Life (1999) 93 copies, 5 reviews

Nana Loves You More (2022) 63 copies, 2 reviews

Con Pollo: A Bilingual Playtime Adventure (2022) 62 copies, 3 reviews

Thank You Notes 2 (2012) 61 copies, 6 reviews

5 More Sleeps ‘til Halloween (2024) 13 copies

Blow Your Pants Off (2012) 3 copies

Jimmy Fallon's MAMA and DADA Boxed Set (2018) 2 copies

Jimmy Fallon's DADA, MAMA, and BABY Board Book Boxed Set (2022) 2 copies

Bathroom Wall (2002) 2 copies

Year of Getting to Know Us 1 copy

The Bathroom Wall 1 copy

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Associated Works

Almost Famous [2000 film] (2000) — Actor — 328 copies, 7 reviews

Fever Pitch [2005 film] (2005) — Actor — 195 copies, 4 reviews

Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks (2014) — Foreword — 131 copies, 16 reviews

Whip It [2009 film] (2009) — Actor — 130 copies, 3 reviews

Taxi [2004 film] (2004) 82 copies

Anything Else [2003 film] (2003) 31 copies, 1 review

Factory Girl [2006 film] (2006) — Actor — 19 copies

A Holly Dolly Christmas (2020) — Contributor — 15 copies

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon (2005) — Actor — 11 copies

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch [2004 TV special] (2005) 9 copies, 1 review

Arthur and the Invisibles 2: Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard [2010 film] — Actor. — 8 copies

Only Murders in the Building: Season 1 (2021) — Guest — 5 copies, 1 review

Misery Loves Comedy [2015 film] (2015) — Actor — 1 copy

Jack in Time for Christmas [2024 TV movie] — Actor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1974-09-19
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Occupations: comedian
actor
television host
Relationships: Fallon, Gloria (sister)

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5 More Sleeps ‘til Christmas by Jimmy Fallon

1st complaint is the illustrator is not given cover credit. And that’s a shame as the illustrations are fantastic. The illustrations enlive in the words in the story and yet the illustrator gets no credit until the title page.
This book sounds more like Jimmy Fallon. I see a shadow of him in my head as I read this. The cadence matches how he talks on his show and how he does interviews. The story rhymes and sometimes it’s a bit tongue twisty. Overall, this book works and I see why it’s brought out every holiday. It was quite enjoyable. I did think the ending was a little blah, but overall it works.… (more)

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LibrarianRyan | 3 other reviews | Dec 31, 2024 |

Nana Loves You More by Jimmy Fallon

This book isn’t bad. It is the newest in the Dada series. It rhymes well and flows on a nice cadence. The illustrations are lovely and at this point in time expected. I think the worst part of this book is it does not feel like Jimmy Fallon. This feels like it was written by committee and not a comedian. There’s no telltale signs that this is Jimmy Fallon.

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LibrarianRyan | 1 other review | Dec 31, 2024 |

This Is Baby by Jimmy Fallon

Out of the three books in this series, so far this is the best. There is a little more thought and a little bit more work. There is a rhyming pattern. There is a cadence and it’s like a modern head, shoulders, knees, and toes. The illustrations work well and for the first time in the series, not doing all the heavy lifting, but rather complementing the words on the page.

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LibrarianRyan | 2 other reviews | Dec 31, 2024 |

Everything Is Mama by Jimmy Fallon

Once again, the illustrator does all the heavy lifting in this book. It’s well known that many kids first word is mama or mom or mommy and that often when trying to get kids to say more things they just repetitively call for Mom. This book plays on that as animals are trying to teach their children new words and all they say is mama. This is very expected after having read Dada and while it is fine it is still nothing new.

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LibrarianRyan | 8 other reviews | Dec 31, 2024 |

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