I Love You As Big As the World

by David Van Buren, Tim Warnes (Illustrator)

Overview

Show your little one just how strong your love is with this sweet rhyme! Features soft, padded covers and sturdy board pages that make this a perfect choice for preschoolers.

Big Bear and Little Bear love each other very much! Their love stretches down to the bottom of the sea, to the top of the highest mountain, and as far away as a star. The two spend the day together exploring the ocean, basking in the warm of the Sun on the beach, climbing a tree, and snuggling close at bedtime. The soft padded covers, rounded corners and sturdy board pages make this title a perfect fit for preschoolers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589256033
Publisher:	Tiger Tales.
Publication date:	09/03/2013
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	22
Sales rank:	184,371
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	AD120L (what's this?)
Age Range:	2 - 4 Years

About the Author

David Van Buren was born in New York, and currently lives in Ireland with his wife and five children. He has written a newspaper column for the Irish Voice newspaper in New York, as well as a number of poems, songs and children's stories.

Editorial Reviews

"I love you as big as the world. / I love you as deep as the sea. / I love you as bright as the sun. / I love you. / And I know you love me!" Parent bear and child bear roll in the grass, walk in the wind, stare at the stars and cuddle. Though big bear points to little bear on the title page, it's never clear who's speaking, but it doesn't matter. The claim of big love ends with: "I love you because . . . / . . . you are you!" Van Buren's first is a simple text which, although stumbling a bit in the scansion, is every bit as sweet as any in the guess-how-much-I-love-you genre. What makes this one stand out from the teeming crowd is the art. Warnes's watercolor-and-charcoal illustrations depict the expressive bears in a range of natural settings. The package is far from unique, but it would be a good gift for a cuddle-bear who's somehow missed all the others. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews