You Are a Gift to Me!

by Sandra Magsamen, Sandra Magsamen (Illustrator)

Overview

A heartwarming, inspirational story from the bestselling creator of Welcome Little One, Sandra Magsamen, perfect for baby showers, graduation, and more!

You are my shining star that shines so bright.You fill my world with hope and light! You will always be a gift to me...and I will love you endlessly!From the bestselling creator of Welcome, Little One comes the perfect gift for new parents, baby birthdays, graduations, and holidays. With rhyming text, sweet pastel illustrations, and a built-in gift tag, this board book reminds little ones just how loved they are!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338589436
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	02/04/2020
Pages:	22
Sales rank:	296,648
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	2 - 4 Years

About the Author

Sandra Magsamen is the author and illustrator of many books for young children, including the picture book When I Grow Up I Want to Be Me, as well as a number of bestselling novelty titles, including Everybody Goes Nighty-Night, named a Best Board Book of 2018 by The Children's Book Review; Baby Love; I Love You, Little Pumpkin; and Peek-a-Boo, I Love You. As an artist, an art therapist, and a mom, she uses her creativity to remind people to express themselves and connect with others. Her lifestyle brands, products, and books are sold worldwide. Visit her at sandramagsamen.com.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Everybody Goes Nighty-Night:Named a Best Board Book of 2018 by the Children's Book Review

From the Publisher

2019-11-24
A love letter from caregivers to their babes.

"You are a gift to me sent from above. / One I will always cherish and love!" Subsequent pages share eight further rhymed couplets expressing similar sentiments. Each couplet is paired with an illustration of an animal caregiver and smaller of the same species playfully interacting. Magsamen outlines each critter in her signature faux stitchwork. There are a dog and pup, an owl and owlet, and a sheep and lamb, to name a few. Gender is never identified in the text, making the work useful for a broad spectrum of caregiver-child relationships. Most of the duos are sweetly enticing and adorned with hearts as noses or other decorations. Some of the duos are a bit too matched, as the grown-up chicken looks like an enlarged baby chick and both adult deer and fawn have antlers, bucking biology. Keywords in the rhymes appear written in colorful lettering and outlined in stitchwork, but the rest of the text appears in white; when the text is set on pale backgrounds, it might be difficult for those with vision issues to discern. On the first recto there is an illustration of a wrapped present on which grown-ups can personalize the book for the little ones in their lives.

Tender or saccharine depending on taste, but a sentimental gift choice for a wide range of caregivers. (Board book. 6 mos.-2)

Kirkus Reviews