A First Time for Everything is a 2023 middle-grade graphic memoir written and illustrated by American author Dan Santat.

[5] On behalf of Booklist, Jesse Karp highlighted how the book's opening sequence is "sure to engender instant empathy in any middle-school reader".

[4] Publishers Weekly took note of the illustrations: "Interstitials in a simplified color palette flash back to prior school humiliations, while exuberant full-color panels in Santat’s signature style convey the trip, including the dreamy reality of early freedoms, the nervous comedy of teen antics, and the wonder of viewing 'things I’d only seen on postcards, in textbooks, and in movies.'"

"[3] Discussing both Santat's writing and illustrating, Shelf Awareness's Jen Forbus wrote, "Santat's authentic voice and realistic characters will likely take older readers back to their own middle school days while reminding current middle school-age readers of their own teen angst.

Santat's splendidly expressive digital illustrations cement those emotional connections and highlight the humor even in the most agonizing of moments.