FICTION

I Love You, One to Ten

by Caroline ADDERSON
illus. by Christina Leist. 32p. Groundwood. 2015. Tr $16.95. ISBN 9781554987085.
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PreS—In this whimsical picture book, a mother counts the ways she loves her child as she gets him to bed. The gentle mixed-media cartoon artwork has a soothing palette and lots of movement as the child bathes and plays and reads before going to sleep. The words are somewhat unconventional—"Two, your eyes,/googly, bright./Three, your raspberry mouth,/so sweet./And your chins are Four./Four chins!/Little one, I love them all"—but the loving message comes across in spite of the more awkward passages. Leist's digitally colored illustrations are delightful but not outstanding.
VERDICT An additional purchase.
Reviewed by Sarah Wilsman, Bainbridge Library, Chagrin Falls, OH
"How do I love you, little one? / Let me count the ways." During the run-up to bedtime, a mom lists ten ways that she loves her toddler, sounding free-associatively poetic ("And your chins are Four. / Four chins! / Little one, I love them all"). The light-touch art gives the child plenty of space to run, cavort, and procrastinate.
 , Oct 01, 2015

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