John Whitington

This is by far the best first book to learn Haskell. I have not seen any other source for getting started with Haskell than this gentle introduction where there is no mention of the the dreaded (loved once you get over the initial barrier) mo* word. Make sure you work out the questions at the end of each chapter. Once you finish, you will be able to write simple Haskell programs and start your adventure with the mo* word comfortably.