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PreS In comparing a human mother and child to their animal counterparts, this book finds a way to be original and sweet without being sappy. A repetitive pattern in the text is given dynamic form through the drama of the turning of the page. Throughout the book, the first of two spreads presents an animal in its natural setting, in one case a stream in the jungle: "If I could be an elephant, /my trunk would sprinkle you]." The following pages then show the mother and child ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In brief verse, a mother describes to her daughter the many ways she might express her love if she w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More