![]() The illustrations may be this title’s best hook with kids since they are full of detail and have an accessible, childlike quality. ![]() ![]() Here, he proclaims and exalts love in language best described as rhyming stream of consciousness.Īs in An Awesome Book (2012), the author’s voice is both intimate and enthusiastic, as if speaking to a child: “AND WHEN I’M BESIDE YOU I’M LEAPING AND BOUNDING / SO PROUD I CAN HARDLY CONTAIN MY HEART POUNDING.” As the verse goes from playfully fantastical imagery to (hopefully) tongue-in-cheek greeting-card doggerel, ultimately this title begs the question, who is this for? It’s a bit too kooky for emerging readers and a tad rambling for middle graders, and the all-uppercase text, which lacks punctuation, makes for a challenging read-aloud. Clayton, the former self-publishing phenom, continues his series of books about awesomely big concepts. ![]()
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