Review: THE I LOVE YOU BOOK (boardbook) by Todd Parr

4.19 Stars from 131 GoodReaders

I love you when you give me kisses.
I love you when you need hugs...
Most of all, I love you just the way you are.

THE I LOVE YOU BOOK was first published in a BIG book format back in 2009.  It was an immediate hit with little ones and adults, and now, FINALLY, it's been published as a boardbook.

The theme of the book is unconditional love.  And you'll see two pages take up a sub-theme, like I love you when you are scared.  And I love you when you are brave.

For more of my mom praise you can check out this review of the original publication -- here.

In this post I think I'll stick with showing some sample pages and describing what the actual boardbook is like.

 

THE I LOVE YOU BOOK boardbook is the standard square boardbook size. If you look at the bookcover you can see a yellow framed heart.  The heart itself is soft and squishy to the touch.  (The squishy part is polyurethane foam covered by plastic. I-personally don't know of any one who's allergic to poly-foam, but I mention it just in case.)

The artwork inside the book is totally Todd Parr.  Which is to say it's all done in extremely bright cheerful colors . The pages are slick, and importantly, they are thick and sturdy.  (I don't know about you, but my boy was rough on boardbooks.  I would think this would would hold up fine.)

The only downside I found was that there are two pages with dark purple backgrounds and this makes it a little difficult for my old eyes to make out the text. 

But truly an adorable boardbook version of Todd Parr's I LOVE YOU BOOK. I just love the theme of unconditional love.  Because that's how we are. We love our darlings whether they have stinkie poopie pants, or are struggling with their algebra.

A great book to share.  And a good night time read.

Pam~


THE I LOVE YOU BOOK
by Todd Parr

Reading Information:
Page Count:  32
no reading information currently available
--sample pages and reviews available

•  The I LOVE YOU BOOK is also available as a large book -- 9.4 x 9.3 inches