That's Me Loving You

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Teagan White (Illustrator)

Overview

From the author of the New York Times bestselling author of I Wish You More comes a book that promises continuous love in the traditon of the classic The Runaway Bunny. A heartwarming story that will comfort kids with separation anxiety about going back to school! 

Wherever you are,
Wherever you go,
Always remember
And always know. . .

That feeling you always have in your heart?
That's me loving you.

Amy Krouse Rosenthal captures parents’ desire to be ever-present in this simple and touching poem offering reassurance of their love. Signs of affection can be found in the natural world around us—from a soft breeze to a shimmering star.

Makes the perfect gift for fans of Emily Winfield Martin's The Wonderful Things You Will Be and those looking for something new to add to their shelves next to the classic The Runaway Bunny.
 
"Combine this with a kissing hand, and children will be ready to set off on their own to explore the world, safe in the knowledge that they are loved." —Kirkus Reviews

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101932407
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	12/27/2016
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	310L (what's this?)
File size:	13 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

AMY KROUSE ROSENTHAL is the author of more than twenty books for children, including Little Pea, Spoon, and the bestselling Uni the Unicorn and I Wish You More. She lives with her family in Chicago for real, and online at whoisamy.com.
 
TEAGAN WHITE is a freelance illustrator specializing in playful watercolors and illustrated typography. Originally from Chicago, Teagan now lives and works in Minneapolis, where she received a BFA in illustration from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design in 2012.

Editorial Reviews

10/31/2016
Rosenthal (Awake Beautiful Child) uses a gentle rhyme to remind readers that a parent's love is always present, even when said parent is not: "That shimmering star?/ That's me winking at you./ That drifting cloud?/ That's me thinking of you." In pastel-hued images set against cream backdrops, White (Counting with Barefoot Critters) offers delicately detailed scenes of happily independent, racially diverse children riding bicycles, resting in hammocks, or gazing at crashing waves. One mother shows up in the final pages, but the absence of adults in most of the images, combined with the reassurances of Rosenthal's verse, should make this a comforting resource for children separated from their parents for any reason. Ages 3–7. Author's agent: Amy Rennert, Amy Rennert Agency. Illustrator's agent: Nicole Tugeau, Tugeau2. (Dec.)

Publishers Weekly

11/01/2016
PreS-K—Rosenthal's poem declares that nature is a constant reminder of the narrator's love for a child. "That shimmering star?/That's me winking at you. That inviting ocean?/That's me waving at you." On creamy backgrounds, two lines of verse face pages of White's sweet-faced adventurers. One at a time, children encounter pesky mosquitoes, a breeze's kiss, and rain's tears, ever assured of the unflagging devotion of their parents or caregivers. VERDICT A fine introduction to personification. The honeyed text and drawings will please parents, grandparents, and caregivers. A love letter best shared one-on-one.—Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA

School Library Journal

2016-09-19
Rosenthal describes the love an adult caregiver has for a child as expressed through nature metaphors. Most of Whites striking artworkhighly detailed, retro-style designshighlights a single child on each page, so Rosenthals verses about an adult always being close by are comforting. That shimmering star? / Thats me winking at you, and That inviting ocean? / Thats me waving at you. The adult narrator raves about a child with a thunderclap, a mosquitos buzz is me bugging you, and the pouring rain is me missing you. The first two spreads feature the same brown-haired, light-skinned boy setting out independently, as children are meant to do. (The pages in between feature children of both genders in a multitude of skin and hair colors.) He is joined in two of the last three spreads by his similar-looking mother: That feeling you always have in your heart? / Thats me loving you. // Whether together // Or apart. From the wind to a butterfly to a cloud, the breeze, and a star, Rosenthal has covered most of the natural world, so no matter where children wander, there are reminders of their loving adults everywhere. Combine this with a kissing hand, and children will be ready to set off on their own to explore the world, safe in the knowledge that they are loved. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews