I'll Love You Forever

by Owen Hart, Sean Julian (Illustrator)

Overview

Polar Bear and Cub explore the beauty of their home in the Arctic as the seasons change. Throughout the journey, Polar Bear reassures Cub that no matter what changes occur in nature-snow falling in winter, flowers blooming in spring, air warming in summer, and leaves changing color in fall-the loving bond between them will never be broken.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781680105353
Publisher:	Tiger Tales.
Publication date:	09/04/2018
Series:	My Little World Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	6.19(w) x 9.38(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Owen Hart takes a walk in the woods with his dog, Bradford, whenever he's in need of a new idea. He lives directly above a bookshop and is sure that all the wonderful stories below seep into his dreams at night.

Editorial Reviews

2017-07-02
A polar-bear parent speaks poetically of love for a child.A genderless adult and cub travel through the landscapes of an arctic year. Each of the softly rendered double-page paintings has a very different feel and color palette as the pair go through the seasons, walking through wintry ice and snow and green summer meadows, cavorting in the blue ocean, watching whales, and playing beside musk oxen. The rhymes of the four-line stanzas are not forced, as is the case too often in picture books of this type: "When cold, winter winds / blow the leaves far and wide, / You'll cross the great icebergs / with me by your side." On a dark, snowy night, the loving parent says: "But for now, cuddle close / while the stars softly shine. // I'll always be yours, / and you'll always be mine." As the last illustration shows the pair curled up for sleep, young listeners will be lulled to sweet dreams by the calm tenor of the pictures and the words. While far from original, this timeless theme is always in demand, and the combination of delightful illustrations and poetry that scans well make this a good choice for early-childhood classrooms, public libraries, and one-on-one home read-alouds. Parent-child love and affection, appealingly presented, with the added attraction of the seasonal content and lack of gender restrictions. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews