Cinnamon Bun, I Love You 1

by Amy Schwartz, Amy Schwartz (Illustrator)

Overview

From award-winning author-illustrator Amy Schwartz comes a counting book full of sweet treats, playful moments, and lots of toddler love.

Cinnamon bun, I love you one. Peek-a-boo, I love you two...

This charming, rhyming picture book counts out the love between caregivers and children in small and touching moments. Come count to ten with your sweet little one!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665913119
Publisher:	Beach Lane Books
Publication date:	04/02/2024
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,060,343
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 8 Years

About the Author

Amy Schwartz (1954–2023) was a beloved author and illustrator who made more than forty picture books, including Bea and Mr. Jones, a Reading Rainbow featured title; What James Likes Best, a Charlotte Zolotow Award winner; A Teeny Tiny Baby; I Can’t Wait!; Busy Babies; 13 Stories about Harris; 13 Stories About Ayana; and the 100 Things series. From the very beginning of her career, Amy had an impeccable eye and ear for the specific details of the lives of young children, and this gave her books a universal honesty that touched readers of all ages.

Amy Schwartz (1954–2023) was a beloved author and illustrator who made more than forty picture books, including Bea and Mr. Jones, a Reading Rainbow featured title; What James Likes Best, a Charlotte Zolotow Award winner; A Teeny Tiny Baby; I Can’t Wait!; Busy Babies; 13 Stories about Harris; 13 Stories About Ayana; and the 100 Things series. From the very beginning of her career, Amy had an impeccable eye and ear for the specific details of the lives of young children, and this gave her books a universal honesty that touched readers of all ages.

Editorial Reviews

01/15/2024

Shining with the considerable gifts that the late Schwartz (13 Stories About Harris) brought to her observations of everyday life, this sweetly silly counting book brings a lovely new meaning to “let me count the ways.” For numbers one through nine, a large numeral and smaller drawings that quantify it occupy each verso page. On each recto is a simple couplet built around the number and the phrase “I love you,” accompanied by a gouache and ink rendering of a child-adult pair. For 5, as many utensils sit arrayed under the numeral, while “Forks and knives,/ I love you five,” accompanies a vignette of a brown-skinned adult and child picnicking on a blanket. (The child, with typical toddler spunk, is feeding the adult a bit of greenery on a fork.) Leading to a convivial ending that spotlights all 10 children, the snug scenes brim with the affection of utterly besotted grown-ups. Ages up to 8. Agent: Nancy Gallt, Gallt & Zacker. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

"Sharing a cinnamon bun, watering a flower, gazing at the starry sky: these small happy moments and more make up the fabric of everyday love between children and caregivers in this appealing counting book....Adorable? Absolutely, but the late Schwartz’s unfussy art style and keen eye for the tender, intimate scenes of a young child’s life feel decidedly sweet rather than saccharine. This simple read is ideal for sharing in a lap with the youngest readers and pre-readers."

May/June Issue - HornBook

"This is a gentle, rhythmic read for one-on-one snuggles or groups of tiny humans ready to shout out numbers.... Sweet, simple, and delicious. "—Kirkus Reviews "2/1/2024"

From the Publisher

2024-01-05
Let’s count the ordinary yet special moments where love is shared.

Hugs and kisses rank high on the list of ways to show affection, but there are some not-so-obvious ways, too, such as snuggling close and sharing a cinnamon bun or gazing up into the sky and counting the stars together. Schwartz distills each moment into an uncluttered vignette and a simple line of text on the recto, paired with a large, bold number on the verso, which will help young readers visualize the concept. In a cozy indoor scene, a toddler peers over a wall made from play bricks at an adult playmate who holds two dolls: “Peek-a-boo, / I love you two.” In a blustery outdoor setting, a caregiver and a youngster are bundled up, enjoying a skate through the park: “Roller skate, / I love you eight” (eight birds watch from the treetop). On the final page, devoted to the concluding number 10, the tots from each scene unite and sit around a table, munching on heart-shaped cookies together. This is a gentle, rhythmic read for one-on-one snuggles or groups of tiny humans ready to shout out numbers. The characters vary in skin tone.

Sweet, simple, and delicious. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews