I Will Love You

by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Lisa Anchin (Illustrator)

Overview

Author of the bestselling Biscuit series, Alyssa Satin Capucilli, tells a magical tale of parental love that every parent will want to share with their little one!In the very first moment, when you came to be, I looked at you, and you looked at me.I whispered these words as I held you near,for all time, for all space, for the world to hearI will love you."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545819930
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	03/28/2017
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
Lexile:	AD540L (what's this?)
File size:	152 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Lisa Anchin is a Brooklyn based illustrator. She received her most recent degree, an MFA from the School of Visual Arts' Illustration as Visual Essay program, in 2011. That same year, she won the SCBWI Student Illustrator Scholarship. In 2012 her portfolio was selected for the SCBWI Illustration Mentorship Program. Lisa also blogs on KidLitArtists, home of the SCBWI LA Illustration Portfolio Mentorship Program Winners.
Alyssa Satin Capucilli is the author of the popular books about the little yellow puppy named Biscuit. She lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. You can visit her at www.alyssacapucilli.com

Editorial Reviews

02/20/2017
A mother describes her boundless love for her daughter in lullabylike verse. The mother, who is white, and her child, who has brown skin, appear in a mix of fantastical and everyday scenes—soaring on a fluffy cloud “airplane,” exploring the outdoors, and dancing around a fire on the beach. Capucilli’s verse can get a bit grandiose at times (“I will love you like the velvet-green hill loves its trees./ Like warm, misty shadows calling, ‘Nestle with me’ ”) but Anchin’s warm images and the strong mother-daughter focus make this a fine pick for adoptive parents, single moms, and other familial setups. Ages 3–5. Author’s agent: Liza Voges, Eden Street Literary. Illustrator’s agent: Joanna Volpe, New Leaf Literary & Media. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

2017-03-20
A mother compares her love for her child to the delights of nature they share together.As in many parent-child books, this one begins with a mother recounting how nature celebrated the birth of her child and how she first whispered her love for her daughter. Fanciful illustrations in what appear to be watercolor show the two floating on a cloud, parachuting back to earth, and then spending the day together. Mom is a light-skinned brunette, and the little girl has darker skin and a poof of brown, curly hair. As the mother and daughter lie side by side peeking at the fish over the side of a boat, the mother trails her hand in the water and tells her daughter, "When the world shares its smiles / And sometimes its blues… / When the gift of just being… / wraps snugly 'round you… // I will love you." Yet not all the verses are accessible or understandable to young readers: "When the lark wakes the butter-yellow dawn in its flight… / When the fireflies dance, good night, good night… / When you reach for this whisper of words in your ear… / For all time, for all space, for forever. Everywhere… // I will love you." While poetic, these words are likely to go right over children's heads.Syrupy-sweet and not likely to strike a chord with young readers. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews