Here with Me

by David Walker, David Walker (Illustrator)

Overview

From the illustrator of the bestselling If Animals Kissed Goodnight comes this author-illustrator debut about the everlasting bonds of love and family.

If you could be a different kind of you,

what would you wish to be?

A monkey in a tree?

Would you be a fluffy fox?

A slow-moving sloth?

Or maybe, if you had the choice,

you wouldn’t be different at all…

because maybe, right here with the ones you love is the best place in the world to be.

Here With Me is the perfect gift, especially on Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Valentine’s Day!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780374391799
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date:	03/26/2024
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 6.50(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

David Walker has illustrated many books for children, including Victoria Adler’s Baby, Come Away and Ann Whitford Paul’s Little Monkey Says Good Night and If Animals Kissed Good Night. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

David Walker has illustrated many books for children, including Victoria Adler’s Baby, Come Away and Ann Whitford Paul’s Little Monkey Says Good Night and If Animals Kissed Good Night. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Editorial Reviews

"The rhymes are steady and gentle, set against smudgy, dreamlike backdrops in a palette of lush greens and warm, toasty yellows. The rabbit appears envious of others’ abilities but always circles back to a connection with family. It’s not a tale of self-acceptance or identity but rather unconditional love." —Kirkus

From the Publisher

2022-09-14
A tiny rabbit questions their place in the world.

Holding hands with a larger, bluish-gray rabbit (presumably a parent) on the title page, the little flop-eared protagonist goes on to wonder “who I would choose to be / if I could wish a wish / to be a different kind of me.” The rabbit then imagines bounding through the forest as a fox, growling like a bear, and sneaking (and squeaking) like a mouse. “I might choose a zebra. / Wouldn’t that be fun? / I’d munch on the grass, / then I’d run, run, run!” But out of all the possibilities, the rabbit always returns home, proudly declaring, “Though if I had a choice / of just who I’d be, / I wouldn’t change a thing, / so you’d be here with me.” The rhymes are steady and gentle, set against smudgy, dreamlike backdrops in a palette of lush greens and warm, toasty yellows. The rabbit appears envious of others’ abilities but always circles back to a connection with family. It’s not a tale of self-acceptance or identity but rather unconditional love. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Cozy, charming, simple. (Picture book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews