I Like It When . . . - Hardcover

Murphy, Mary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152000399 ISBN 13: 9780152000394

Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books, 1997

Synopsis

“I like it when you hold my hand. I like it when you let me help. I like it when you tickle me. I like it when you dance with me.” Straightforward text and bold illustrations highlight the joys of a little penguin’s day. This sturdy-page book celebrates a child’s special relationships. “While penguins may evoke an icy climate, the loving and playful relationship between this penguin parent and child makes for an exceptionally warm little book.”-Publishers Weekly

About this title

About the Author:

Mary Murphy has published several children's books, including I LIKE IT WHEN, which won the Parenting Magazine Gold Medal. She lives in Dublin, Ireland.

From Kirkus Reviews:

A little penguin tells a big penguin about the shared experiences it likes most: ``I like it when you hold my hand,'' and ``I like it when you let me help.'' These are simple pleasures, from eating new things to playing peekaboo, reading, dancing, sharing stories, splashing in the tub, and being hugged and kissed good night. With large bold shapes against flat backgrounds in poster-paint colors, Murphy's first book makes clear the happy closeness of the pair. Although the most obvious assumption is that the penguins represent mother and child, their relationship is not spelled out or narrowly defined in any way. Any child with a loving, committed caregiver will recognize that person in these pages. (Picture book. 2-5) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0152000399
• ISBN 13: 9780152000394
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32