I Love You Because You're You

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		I Love You Because You're You
		I Love You Because You're You

基本信息·出版社：Cartwheel Books
·页码：24 页
·出版日期：2008年01月
·ISBN：0545029317
·条形码：9780545029315
·装帧：木板书
·正文语种：英语
·外文书名：我爱你 亲爱的孩子

内容简介 This book has quickly become a family favorite--and this new format with padded covers and cardstock pages will become an enduring classic of the genre.

As a poem about a mama fox's unconditional love for her cub, this story describes the many moods of all children--from happy to frightened, bashful to silly, and more--and reassures them of parents' abiding affection and approval. Truly remarkable watercolor illustrations from David McPhail, sensitively wrought and never saccharine, are the perfect complement to Liza Baker's rhythmic, rhyming text.


编辑推荐 From Publishers Weekly
A mother fox's affection for her little one is played out in greeting-card sentiments and McPhail's (If You Were My Bunny) winning artwork. Reassuring quatrains ("I love you when you're sad/ and need a kiss and hug./ I love you when you're playful/ and rolling on the rug") convey her unconditional love. McPhail's cozy watercolor illustrations offer tangible examples of the child's many moods, as when the "bashful" youngster hides behind the mother's knee as guests arrive, or gazes up at her when presenting her with a valentine ("I love you when you're proud,/ your head held in the air"). In this warm and fuzzy hug of a book, a parent's love knows no bounds. Ages 3-6.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal
reS-K-Suitable for a slightly older audience than Susan Heyboer O'Keefe's Love Me, Love You (Boyds Mills, 2001), this title also invites comparison with Sam McBratney's Guess How Much I Love You (Candlewick, 1995). Baker's text catalogs a child's many moods while promising that none of them will change the way the mother feels about her offspring. Appealing, full-color illustrations of an anthropomorphic mother fox and her kit are done in McPhail's trademark style. The focus in each picture is squarely on the pair. The cozy cottage setting, vaguely old-fashioned dress, and low-tech playthings and pursuits (a ball and a toy airplane for the child; sharing cookies, picking flowers, and knitting for the mom) emphasize the timelessness of Baker's reassuring message. Written as a series of rhyming couplets, one per picture, the text occasionally has a singsong quality. However, it succeeds admirably at evoking the unconditional love of parent for child. And that's probably all young listeners will really care about. Make room on your shelves for one more sweet story in this genre.

Lisa Dennis, The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, PA

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist
Ages 5-8. A silly little love song, from mom to kid. In rhyme, an anthropomorphized fox in a long dress speaks to her offspring in his red jacket and blue pants. The pet kitty and a few other characters appear--the owl doctor, the piggy, and bear cub on the school bus. She goes through all her child's moods and moments: "I love you when you're sad / and need a kiss and hug. / I love you when you're playful / and rolling on the rug." The final affirmation is one kids can hardly hear too often, "I love you any way you feel, / no matter what you do. / I love you any way you are. / I love you because you're you!" Pastel colors are clear and the protagonists' foxy attitude keeps the pictures from being overly sentimental. Sure to engender lapsit joy. GraceAnne DeCandido
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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