I Love You Because You're You
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Book Overview
Now available in a padded, paper-over-board book, I LOVE YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE YOU celebrates a parent's unconditional love for a child, as illustrated by award-winning artist David McPhail.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.
Format:Board book
Language:English
ISBN:0545029317
ISBN13:9780545029315
Release Date:January 2008
Publisher:Cartwheel Books
Length:24 Pages
Weight:0.68 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.9" x 8.1"
Age Range:3 to 5 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Kindergarten
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
The Message is for Children of ALL AGES - young and grown alike....
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
My favorite line in this elegant volume is when the regally dressed Mama fox says to her little one, "I love you any way you feel, no matter what you do." How many of us wonder, "Will they still love me, even though I......." fill in your blank? How many times we PRAY the important people in our lives will love us unconventionally and how many times do we deny ourselves the comfort of a "Yes, ofcourse I will love you any way... no matter what you do"? Read this child to the preschooler in your life AND be sure your teen-aged children (nieces, nephews, neighbors, passers-by) are listening as well. Read it often. Read it to yourself when you are feeling low - and allow yourself to be embraced by Mama Fox. It is a less-than-five-minute investment in contentment, peace and growth in unconventional love... and hopefully the message will carry over into the hearts and souls of the listeners.
I love you because you're you
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I read this to my niece every time she sleeps over..She goes over to the book shelf and picks it out...along with a few others we read before she goes to sleep...Jessalyn is 3 years old..
Why, Mama?
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
My toddler loves this book. He calls it the "foxes" book. He loves to ask "why" the mama fox loves the baby fox. I think this is a must-have.
Love this book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This is one of my little boy's favorite bedtime books. It's perfect for 3-5 year olds, it's a thin, easy read with just one sentence per page. The illustrations are simple but wonderful. And best of all, this book imparts the message every mommy wants to send to her little one(s), that they are loved no matter how they feel or what they do. Keep in mind, this is strictly a mommy book, there is no daddy fox to be seen, but my little boy's father still enjoys reading this book to him. A great buy!
Super book to share with a young person you love!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
A warm and caring story about a mother's love for her child. McPhail's illustrations, of a young fox and his mother interacting in a variety of situations, convey the emotions of both characters throughout the story. Whether happy or sad, frightened or angry, the young fox is reminded of his mother's love. Although not as moving as Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, the illustrations make this book more enjoyable and a better book for sharing one-on-one with young children.
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