I Loathe You

by David Slonim, David Slonim (Illustrator)

Overview

Unconditional loathing is disguised as monsterly love in this sweetly humorous picture book from acclaimed author-illustrator David Slonim.

Just how much does Big Monster loathe Little Monster? Let it count the ways...

I loathe you more than tooth decay
More than blizzard snow in May
More than garbage in a dump
More than splinters in my rump
No matter what, through thick and thin, I loathe you there and back again!

Author and illustrator David Slonim depicts a tender, tongue-in-cheek celebration of a very special kind of loathe...er, love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534433113
Publisher:	Aladdin
Publication date:	12/04/2018
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 6.90(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

David Slonim is the author and illustrator of He Came with the Couch, a 2006 Bright Horizons Top Three Books of the Year selection; Oh, Ducky; and I Loathe You. He has illustrated more than fifteen other books, including Moishe’s Miracle by Laura Krauss Melmed, which was named one of the top ten children’s books of 2000 by The New York Times. He lives in Indiana with his wife and their four children.

David Slonim is the author and illustrator of He Came with the Couch, a 2006 Bright Horizons Top Three Books of the Year selection; Oh, Ducky; and I Loathe You. He has illustrated more than fifteen other books, including Moishe’s Miracle by Laura Krauss Melmed, which was named one of the top ten children’s books of 2000 by The New York Times. He lives in Indiana with his wife and their four children.

Editorial Reviews

This full-of-loathing story is a welcome twist on the often saccharine how-much-do-you-love-me genre. Slonim substitutes the word "loathe" for "love" and truly runs with it. His characters are two amiable horned monsters. The younger orange one quizzes the older and bigger creature about its true feelings. Just how much does it really loathe the little one? The rhyming text rollicks along: "I loathe you more than chicken pox, / more than stinky, sweaty socks. / More than garbage in a dump, / or splinters sticking in my rump. / Mosquito bites? I loathe them, yes, / But next to you, a whole lot less." As the monsters sling increasingly gross and endearingly disgusting claims of loathsomeness, readers will alternately screech with "ewws" and laughter as they pore over the hilarious cartoon illustrations executed in acrylics with charcoal. At one point the monster child becomes a little quiet and wonders, "But what if I goof up someday, / or if my warts all fade away? / If I blurt out ‘THANKS,' or ‘PLEASE'? / Or take a bath and kill my fleas? / If I should slip and just obey / then would your loathing go away?" Of course, the grown monster reassures his young one, as all good parents do. "Nice or nasty, kind or mean, / I loathe you up, down, and between." Share this silly and satisfying title with all little monsters. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews