The Way I Love You - Hardcover

Bedford, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689876254 ISBN 13: 9780689876257

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 2004

Synopsis

I love...

the way you always care,

the way you're always there.

That's the way I love you.

This tender valentine, a celebration of the affectionate bond between a girl and her puppy, will charm all dog lovers -- and anyone with a best friend.

About this title

About the Author:

David Bedford is the author of more than fifteen books, including Big Bear, Little Bear, illustrated by Jane Chapman. He lives with his wife and children in Norfolk, England. This text was inspired by the behavior of his three-year-old daughter.

Ann James is one of Australia's best-known illustrators. She illustrated Midnight Babies by Margaret Wild and the Penny Pollard series by Robin Klein. Her honors include the Pixie O'Harris Award for Distinguished Service to Australian Children's Literature and the Dromkeen Medal. She lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her kelpie, Kip, who was the model for the dog in this book.

From Booklist:

PreS-K. In this gentle poem celebrating the bond between a child and a cherished pet, a pigtailed toddler counts the ways she adores her sleek little dog (modeled on James' own Australian kelpie). While praising the pup's excellence as playmate, confidant, and snug nighttime presence, the verses only nominally rhyme (on one occasion, "run so fast" pairs with "come straight back"), but the cozy, satisfying refrain, "And that's the way I love you," will easily spill off the page and into lap-sitters' dialogues with their own loved ones. James' minimalist style occasionally leaves the connections between the visuals and the slender text somewhat tenuous, as when a line about sharing accompanies a rather subtle image of the dog standing lookout while his mistress steals cookies from the cookie jar. Still, the feathery, scribbly pastels exude an irrepressible joy that's very much in the puppy spirit. Jennifer Mattson
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About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0689876254
• ISBN 13: 9780689876257
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: James Ann