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Starred Review on February 1, 2019 | Picture Books
PreS-Gr 2—This message of this quiet book should be shouted from the rooftops. The theme is elusive at first as are the soft, somewhat tentative pictures. The story begins with a heart in a garden waiting to be nurtured by a little girl. The poetic text describes the heart in a number of unexpected ways. It's a window that can be opened or closed and sometimes it is a puddle or a stain. These metaphorical descriptions move children away from the anatomical...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2019
Grayscale monotype illustrations with warm yellow highlights illustrate Luyken's lyrical text about love and emotion. The art's luminescence is an apt choice for a picture book about the heart-not the tangible, beating heart but the intangible, feeling one: "My heart is a window, / my heart is a slide. / My heart can be closed / or opened up wide." Luyken's decision to depict many children in minimal but varied settings as speakers ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
