I Love You Always and Forever - Jonathan Emmett
Heartwarming, huggy mouse tale for tots.
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- Author:Jonathan Emmett
- # of pages: 32
- Publisher:Scholastic Inc.
- Original Publication Date: 01/01/2007
- Genre: Fiction - Picture Book
- Hardcover: $14.99
- Publisher's Recommended Reading Level: 2-6
- Read Aloud: 2
- Read Alone: 5
Parents need to know
Families can talk about games they like to play together. What makes playing fun? Who usually wins? How did Littletail feel when her dad tagged her when they were playing chase, or when he found her during hide-and-seek? Would you feel the same way? What made her proud when she was playing follow-the-leader with her dad? What things do you always do, but won't do forever?
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What's the story?
Reviewed by Patricia Tauzer
Is it any good?
Johnathan Emmett writes a story that skillfully and poetically develops the world of loving play from a child's perspective. Kids will understand Littletail when she realizes she can't run as fast as her father; they know how she feels when she can't hide well enough that he can't find her. However, they also will understand why she feels so proud when she can crawl into some small spaces her father can't fit. And, kids will definitely understand when Longtail says he will love her "always and forever."
The watercolor illustrations by Daniel Howarth build on the tone that Emmett creates. By painting expressive faces full of joy, realistic backgrounds complete with beetles and caterpillars, and greenery and soil so rich that they almost smell like the damp forest, he helps create this story that is fun, insightful, and sensitive.
Other choices
Other Books of Tenderness and Love:
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
Other Books by Jonathan Emmett:
10 Little Monsters
Ruby Flew Too
The Mole Stories
Someone's Bigger
Dinosaurs After Dark
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