You Make Me Happy

by Smriti Prasadam-Halls, Alison Brown (Illustrator)

Overview

A gorgeous celebration of love from a bestselling duo, this board book is perfect for baby showers, Mother's Day, and all year round!

You make me happy, like birds taking flight,

Like a waterfall twinkling, like morning's first light.

In this uplifting celebration of that special someone who makes you happy, Fox and Porcupine discover that when they're together, life is ever so much brighter. Beautifully illustrated and full of heart, this is the perfect gift for the ray of sunshine in your life.

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I'll Never Let You Go

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781547601714
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	01/15/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	11 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Smriti Prasadam-Halls has been a children's writer and editor for more than ten years and has written several children's books, including the bestselling Jingle Jangle Jungle, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Smriti lives in Richmond-upon-Thames.

www.smriti.co.uk

Alison Brown studied Fine Art at Liverpool and then became a graphic designer. She has been illustrating for the past six years, and has illustrated many much-loved books including You Make Me Happy and the Little Owl series by Debi Gliori. Alison was brought up in Bangor, Northern Ireland, but she now lives in Leeds.

Editorial Reviews

The roly-poly pair are delightfully expressive and adorable, and the sentiments expressed are those caregivers appreciate and celebrate in their children.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Another sweet book bearing a message of unconditional love and support . . . The gender-neutral animal pairs could easily represent a number of close relationships, from parent and child to grandparent and grandchild to an older and younger sibling . . . A perfect choice for one-on-one sharing and a comforting bedtime story.” —School Library Journal on I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO

“The last lines, echoing the premise of the whole book, will be reassuring to most . . . Sweet.” —Kirkus Reviews on I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO

“Prasadam-Halls's rhymed couplets have a pleasing lilt . . . The gender-neutral, cross-species portrait of affection gives the book the potential for broad appeal—the animals' relationship could easily be between a single or adoptive parent and his or her child, or also between two close friends.” —Publishers Weekly on I LOVE YOU NIGHT AND DAY

“Brown's soft, full-spread artwork nicely matches Prasadam-Halls's brief rhyming verse . . . This gentle, reassuring story is a calming tale just right for family or group sharing.” —School Library Journal on I LOVE YOU NIGHT AND DAY

From the Publisher

2018-09-17

Fox and Porcupine celebrate the many ways they enjoy each other.

"You make me happy, / like birds taking flight, / like a waterfall twinkling, / like morning's first light. // The things that you do, and the things that you say, / fill me with sunshine and brighten my day." Throughout the seasons, readers are treated to a look at all the lovely times the duo have. Even when the text hints that one is feeling down and the other is cheering them on, the acrylic-paint-and-colored-pencil artwork shows both feeling glad, demanding that readers guess which might have been sad. That's not the only thing readers will have to guess either. It's unclear whether this relationship is friendly, romantic, or familial; at times the text and illustrations make it seem as though it could be any of these. And the first-person narrator is also never identified. The idea is certainly sweet, the roly-poly pair are delightfully expressive and adorable, and the sentiments expressed are those caregivers appreciate and celebrate in their children. Still, the wording may cause adults to cringe, especially those trained in psychology and like subjects that emphasize that confidence and well-being do not rest on externalities: "You make me happy and hopeful and strong."

Cute but not substantive, and the wording may be off-putting. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews