Spanning one full calendar year, this rhyming board book celebrates the deep love between caregiver and child.
Rendered in couplets, the verses weave expressions of affection with vivid imagery from the natural world, making it ideal for teaching young ones about the seasons and the beauty of nature.
With vibrant, heartwarming illustrations, this is a perfect read-aloud to foster warmth and closeness with baby.
April 7, 2014
Musgrave walks readers through the months of the year, connecting a parent’s love for a child to various seasonal occurrences. At times, the rhymes feel overcrowded with words, but there’s no missing the steady, comforting message: “I love you more than the animals being born/ In the tall blowing grasses of a warm June morn.” Melo’s illustrations—acrylic paintings on gessoed paper—have a rich warmth and texture, from the craqueleur of a violet night sky to cozy scenes of around-the-year friendship between a frizzy-haired girl and her fuzzy brown teddy bear. Up to age 3.