  | Full Text Reviews: School Library Journal - 11/01/2018 PreS-Gr 2—The team who produced Brave and Beautiful now presents demonstrations of love. The text and line drawings interact playfully. A "fancy dinner" is a bowl of dog food decorated with a flower, being presented to a glum pup with a leg cast. "Special presents" include a flower tiara, book, cookies, and a handmade drawing. The sounds of love are also celebrated at the shore, and drawing love messages on a wintered window. Pets, a new baby, and an adopted sister illustrate love at first sight. The book's love is also defined in sign language and a Skype visit with a military mom. A nighttime celebration completes with tale with a trio of children drawing hearts in the sky with sparklers. Lew-Vriethoff masterfully mixes cultures in her lushly hued scenes. VERDICT Despite its sometimes abstract similes, this uplifting book looks at the myriad ways that love is expressed and shared in a child's world.—Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA - Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission. Loading...
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