Pies appear each time an unnamed narrator says "I love you," resulting in sweet chaos in McGraw's picture book. Initially, the narrator's idea seems flawless, [but] eventually, the sheer number of pies is enough to climb to the moon. How can this delightful fantasy keep from getting too sticky?
McGraw, the illustrator of the bestselling 1986 picture book Love You Forever, presents a charming tale, fueled by humor, which ends on a note of sincerity.The author presents a relatable yet highly inventive situation, allowing readers the opportunity to think beyond the bounds of the story. McGraw's color illustrations are all full of movement, reflecting the events of the text...Overall, the tale's message of love will satisfy readers.A filling fantasy full of fine flavor.
-Kirkus Reviews
As the author and illustrator, Sheila McGraw has created a children's book that provides a visual representation of love in a whimsical way, with illustrations that will delight young readers. Understanding 'I love you' can be a challenging concept for toddlers and small children. What
is love? This visual of pies makes it a tangible idea.
Unlike many children's books that can grow repetitive reading or overly simple illustrations, this book will delight parents and caregivers. As the story
continues, the narrator must devise a compromise that feels right.
Of Love and Pies is a magical picture book intended for toddlers and young children.
-Literary Titan Reviews
Sheila McGraw's picture book, Of Love and Pies, is a funny, pie-filled story about love. Or, perhaps it's a love-filled story about pies. You choose. Told in rhyming verse and accompanied by charming illustrations, this gem of a story will entertain and amuse young readers as they compare the need for "I love you's" with the need for more pies. Like the nonsense verse of Dr. Seuss and the compassionate loving bond of stories like Robert Munsch's Love you Forever, this story will capture our hearts more intensely with each reading. Beautifully told and funny, too. Personally speaking, though, can one really tire of either "I love you's" or pies?
-Reviewed By Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite
What to Expect: Rhyme, humor, family, friendship, pies.
Everyone loves pie-right? Of Love and Pies is bursting with humor-and pie. The traditional what if...formula sets up an increasingly whimsical situation highlighted by Sheila McGraw's iconic, cartoon-like illustrations (which are familiar to readers everywhere from Love You Forever). These illustrations are packed with silly, irreverent details to complement the rhyming text. Readers will enjoy watching the pen-and-ink pies pile up higher
and higher under everyone's feet and filling the margins of the pages. Beyond the silliness, however, is a valuable message-while people might not always express their feelings out loud, the love is nevertheless there, all the time. This is a lovely, playful, fun book for readers of all ages.
-The Children's Book Review
