I Love You Because Youre You, Liza Baker
I Love You Because Youre You, Liza Baker
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I Love You Because You're You

Author: Liza Baker

Narrator: Kirsten Krohn

Unabridged: 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2006

Synopsis

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelsey

I love this book. I think some children need reassurance from their parents that no matter what they do they will be loved. This book is about a mother fox telling her baby that she will love him no matter what he does. Although this book is designed for young children I think anybody feeling down o......more

Goodreads review by Michael

My wife and I have twin 4 year old girls who have always loved this book because of the way it flows. As they get older, we are finding they are picking this book more and more for thier before bed stories on days when we all don't have the best day together if you know what I mean. I think they wan......more

Quotes

A mother pledges her unwavering love for her child in a simple, yet wonderfully affirming poem that covers the gamut of emotions expressed by young children. Simply wrought verses arranged in rhyming couplets encompass everything from wanton silliness tomore somber moods. Baker's language is perfectly suited to the preschooler; what the verses lack in eloquence they make up for in sincerity. The giggle factor is high as Baker slects examples that are bound to tickle your funny bones: "I love you when you're frisky / and standing on your head." Others are reassuring: " I love youwhen you're angry/ and cross your arms and pout." Regardless of the actions described and the humor employed, the constancy of the mother's love is readily apparent, a message that is clearly communicated to young readers. McPhail's (Bubblegum, Delicious, not reviewed, etc.) illustrations feature a pair of ruddy foxes, quaintly attired in the slightly more formal apparel of yesteryear, lending the pictures an old-fashioned feel. Jewel colored tonesinvigorate crisp drawings that comically depict the young kit's antics. Baker's repetition of reassurances is bound to make any child feel cherished.

--Kirkus Reviews, October 15th, 2001



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.

--Publishers Weekly, October 15, 2001

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