Recommended to anyone looking for new and appealing examples of the reassurance tale for younger children.Īlthough they might not look exactly alike and their skin colors and hair seem to indicate that this mother and daughter don't have the same racial origins, this picture book celebrates the unconditional love one has for the other. Although no attention is drawn to the fact in the text, I appreciated that the mother/daughter pair depicted here are part of a mixed-race family. That said, Capucilli's rhyming text makes for a good read-aloud, and the colorful artwork from Lisa Anchin is quite appealing. Opening "In the very first moment, / when you came to be," when "I looked at you, / and you looked at me," the narrative offers a litany of reassurance, assuring this most welcome and beloved child that she will be loved forever.Ī sweet little book that reminded me of titles like Guess How Much I Love You and Love You Forever, I Will Love You doesn't really cover much new ground, in the world of picture-book reassurance tales. Author Alyssa Satin Capucilli, creator of the popular books about Biscuit the dog, turns her attention here to the reassurance tale, offering a poetic celebration of a mother's love for her young daughter.
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