I love you
when you’re brave.
I love you
when you’re done.
I love you
when you won’t wear pants.
I love you
when you’re fun.
Little Love List brings us the very best of what is on offer in picture books today.
From the sweet idea of writing a ‘love list’ for a child to the playful, fresh and joyful illustrations, it’s easy to feel good about everything about this book – even the bad stuff!
In the book, a mother and child travel through the ‘little love list’ of all the ways that the child is loved.
At its
heart, this a fun yet tender take on what it is to love someone to the moon and
back. On unconditional love. On being someone’s person.
Simple,
gentle rhyme carries us through every couple of pages, and there is an ease of
both language and illustrations that invites the reader to fall into this world
and pore over tiny details.
We are
drawn into scenes that will be familiar to children – being on a swing at the
park, having a bath, eating dinner together. And all the while, a literal ‘love
list’ adorns each illustration to further demonstrate and remind us of the
special connection between parent and child.
Beautifully
drawn in both language and illustration, this book will definitely be one for
the ages.
Highly recommended.
Title: Little Love List
Author: Bethany Clark
Illustrator: Summer Macon
Publisher: Affirm Press, $22.99
Publication Date: 1 February 2025
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781922806758
For Ages: 2 - 6
Type: Picture Book