Two Hands to Love You

by Diane Adams, Paige Keiser (Illustrator)

Overview

I'll bathe you in bubbles and soak you in sun,
then wrap you up tightly when bath time is done.

With two loving hands, an adoring mother cradles her baby after bath time and a devoted father lifts his newborn to look into a nest. Sister, brother, grandma, and grandpa all can't wait to share what they love best with their newest family member. And when it is time to step out into the world, this caring family is right there alongside their littlest one. In simple, heartfelt language, this soothing picture book for the very young will tug at the heartstrings and remind us all of the caring hands that helped us along our way.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452141015
Publisher:	Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date:	03/25/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	2 - 4 Years

About the Author

Diane Adams is the author of several picture books for children. She lives in Redlands, California, with her husband.
Paige Keiser found her calling as an illustrator after discovering the art of N. C. Wyeth. Paige lives in Burke, Virginia.

Editorial Reviews

"A true delight of a small picture book."—Writing and Ruminating

"A true delight of a small picture book."—Writing and Ruminating

"A true delight of a small picture book."—Writing and Ruminating

From the Publisher

04/01/2014
PreS—Various family members tell how their hands will help a baby as he grows. Two hands will "rock you to sleep," "raise you up high," "help you squeeze lemons for juice," and so on. All end with the same couplet: "For you are my baby; I'll never be far./I'll love you, think of you, wherever you are." The story starts with an infant and ends with a toddler. The text is written in carefully metered anapestic tetrameter with end rhyme, which gives it an easy rocking feel when reading it aloud. Each stanza is narrated by a different person. The soft ink and watercolor sketches are done mostly in black and white; the only colors are touches of yellow and pink. This sweet book would make a good choice for baby programs or a one-on-one read. Pair it with Mem Fox's Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes (Harcourt, 2008) and Robert Munsch's Love You Forever (Firefly, 1995).—Emily E. Lazio, The Smithtown Special Library District, NY

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