Hands Say Love
CCBC Review:
Many ways that “I love you” is conveyed through deeds rather than words are detailed in a rhyming narrative paired with tender illustrations showing a family of two adults and three small children. The comfort and warmth of this picture book is in both the observant text and in the art that extends the narrative with familiar scenes of daily family life. Gentle hands wake a child up in the morning. Busy hands of adults and children hold and help and create and play throughout the day (“Hands that hold a bite to share. Hands that bring the silverware”). Gentle hands again tuck a child in at night. “Hands that do all they can do are also saying ‘I love you.’” ©2014 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 2-5
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Families
Routines
Stories in Rhyme
Publisher:
Little, Brown
Publish Year: 2014
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780316084796
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Shannon