Love You More

by Gary Urda, Jennifer A. Bell (Illustrator)

Overview

In this heartwarming picture book, a mom and dad realize how much love their child has brought to their family.

I love you more than all the raindrops falling from the sky . . .

and all of the puddles we splashed in.

I love you more than all the blooming springtime flowers . . .

and all the dandelions we made wishes on.

Views of love are forever changed with the wonderful addition of a baby to the family. Parents come to realize that their love is boundless and only keeps growing more than they ever thought possible-more than all the raindrops in the sky, more than all the sand on the beach, and more than all the stars in the sky, proving that the love of a parent is unconditional and unparalleled.

Parents will love sharing this sweet story with their child!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781499813463
Publisher:	little bee books
Publication date:	11/23/2021
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	1,043,046
Product dimensions:	11.70(w) x 17.60(h) x 6.10(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Gary Urda is the proud father of three wonderful young men: Tyler, Sean, and Luke. He lives in East Northport, New York, with his beautiful wife, Nicole, and their children. The Urdas enjoy game nights, soccer, and doing things together as a family.

Jennifer A. Bell is an illustrator whose work can be found on greeting cards, magazines, and in over two dozen children's books. She studied fine art at the Columbus College of Art & Design before becoming a children's book illustrator. She lives in Minnesota with her husband, son, and their cranky cat.

Editorial Reviews

2018-06-25
A love song from parents to their child.This title will seem quite similar to the many others about parents' deep love for their children. The text is wholly composed of first-person declarations of parental love, and it's juxtaposed with illustrations of the child with one or both parents. It's not always clear who the "I" speaking is, and there are a few pages that instead use "we." Most sentences begin with "I love you more" phrasing to communicate that nothing could undermine parental love: "I love you more than all the sleepless nights…and all the early, tired mornings." The accompanying pictures depict the child as a baby with weary parents. Later spreads show the child growing up, and the phrasing shifts away from the challenges of parenting to its joys and to attempts to quantify love: "I love you more than all the blades of grass at the park…and all the soccer that we played." Throughout, Bell's illustrations use pastel tones and soft visual texture to depict cozy, wholesome scenes that are largely redundant of the straightforward, warm text. They feature a brown-haired family with a mother, father, and child, who all appear to be white (though the father has skin that's a shade darker than the others').It's nothing new, but it's also clearly heartfelt. (Picture book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews