I Wish You More

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Tom Lichtenheld (Illustrator)

Overview

The #1 New York Times bestselling children's book

Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld have combined their extraordinary talents to create an inspirational book that's full of endless good wishes. Wishes for curiosity and wonder, for friendship and strength, laughter and peace. Whether celebrating life's joyous milestones, sharing words of encouragement, or observing the wonder of everyday moments, this sweet book is for wishers of all ages! I Wish You More is the perfect graduation gift as well as a must-have, uplifting read sure to bring positivity to all who read it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452126999
Publisher:	Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date:	04/17/2015
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	585
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Amy Krouse Rosenthal is the author of many books, including Little Pea and Duck! Rabbit!. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Tom Lichtenheld has illustrated many children's books, including the bestsellers Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Steam Train, Dream Train. He lives in Geneva, Illinois.

Editorial Reviews

One of the many wonderful things about good wishes is their ability to multiply before our eyes. In this magical picture book, the author and illustrator team who gave us Duck! Rabbit!, Little Pea, and Exclamation Mark return with a heartening array of upbeat thoughts for others. Readers of any age who value friendship, laughter, and sharing will rejoice in this book's bounty of good will.

02/23/2015
In what is essentially a string of secular blessings, an unseen parent/caretaker expresses its hopes for a child's future. Building her stanzas around the idea of "more," Rosenthal (who has teamed with Lichtenheld on Duck! Rabbit! and other bestselling titles) invokes rhymes, wordplay, and relatable metaphors, keeping the tone hopeful and upbeat; Lichtenheld follows suit, presenting a multiethnic cadre of smiling, curious, and hardworking children. "I wish you more ups than downs," Rosenthal begins, as two children race across a windswept green field, a tiny red kite trailing overhead. For "I wish you more will than hill," Lichtenheld shows a boy sweating under the exertion of toting a to-be-planted sapling uphill, and for "I wish you more can than knot," a girl's dog stares intently as she attempts to tie her shoes. After a dozen or so of these statements, Rosenthal concludes with a line that's certain to reassure children that they are loved: "I wish all of this for you, because you are everything I could wish for... and more." Ages 5–8. Agent: Amy Rennert, Amy Rennert Agency. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

"Hopeful and upbeat. certain to reassure children that they are loved."--Publishers Weekly

"Cleverly stated, feel-good wishes."--School Library Journal

"It's going to be a new classic."--Cool Mom Picks

"It's going to be a new classic."--Cool Mom Picks

"The love comes shining through."--Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

06/01/2015
PreS—The renowned duo who created Duck! Rabbit! (2009) and Wumbers (2012, both Chronicle), has teamed up again to present a compendium of pleasant images and cleverly stated, feel-good wishes. "I wish you more ups than downs. I wish you more give than take." Each spread features children of various ethnicities and a simple comparative blessing, each beginning with "I wish." Although not as engaging as some of their more notable collaborations, it is still a lovely compilation of positive moments that can be shared by parent and child, and it even offers some interesting wordplay in the simple text ("I wish you more can than knot" as a little girl tries to tie her shoes with her tongue sticking out in concentration). VERDICT While not an essential purchase, it is one title that most libraries will wish to have on their shelves.—Jessica Marie, Salem Public Library, OR

School Library Journal

2015-02-16
A collection of parental wishes for a child.It starts out simply enough: two children run pell-mell across an open field, one holding a high-flying kite with the line "I wish you more ups than downs." But on subsequent pages, some of the analogous concepts are confusing or ambiguous. The line "I wish you more tippy-toes than deep" accompanies a picture of a boy happily swimming in a pool. His feet are visible, but it's not clear whether he's floating in the deep end or standing in the shallow. Then there's a picture of a boy on a beach, his pockets bulging with driftwood and colorful shells, looking frustrated that his pockets won't hold the rest of his beachcombing treasures, which lie tantalizingly before him on the sand. The line reads: "I wish you more treasures than pockets." Most children will feel the better wish would be that he had just the right amount of pockets for his treasures. Some of the wordplay, such as "more can than knot" and "more pause than fast-forward," will tickle older readers with their accompanying, comical illustrations. The beautifully simple pictures are a sweet, kid- and parent-appealing blend of comic-strip style and fine art; the cast of children depicted is commendably multiethnic. Although the love comes shining through, the text often confuses in straining for patterned simplicity. (Picture book. 5-8)

Kirkus Reviews