Raising readers
Books About Love for Young Children
Because I love you
Max Lucado ; illustrated by Mitch Heinze
E/L
Shaddai, a wise and loving man, builds a wonderful village for his children, but when one of them chooses to go out into the dangerous wilderness, Shaddai does not abandon him.
Guess how much I love you
Sam McBratney ; illustrated by Anita Jeram
E/M
During a bedtime game, every time Little Nutbrown Hare demonstrates how much he loves his father, Big Nutbrown Hare gently shows him that the love is returned even more.
Hold my hand : five stories of love
and family
Charlotte Zolotow ; illustrated by Carol Thompson
E/Z
But not Billy -- Hold my hand -- Timothy too! -- Big brother -- The summer night
I already know I love you
Billy Crystal illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles
E/C
A grandfather dreams of all the things he will do with his new grandchild.
I love you like crazy cakes
Rose Lewis
E/L
Mom tells adopted baby how much she loves them.
Love you forever
Robert Munsch ; illustrated by Sheila McGraw
E/M
A young woman holds her newborn son And looks at him lovingly.Softly she sings to him: "I'll love you forever ; I'll like you for always ; As long as I'm living ; My baby you'll be."
Mama, do you love me?
Barbara M. Joosse ; Barbara Lavallee illustrator
LIS
A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.
"More more more" said the
baby : 3 love stories
Vera B. Williams
E/W
Three babies are caught up in the air and given loving attention by a father, grandmother, and mother.