I love you, one to ten

Caroline Adderson, 1963-

Book - 2015

A children's poem describes ten things a mother loves about her little "monster," while they participate in a bit of imaginative play before bedtime.

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Genres
Picture books
Published
Toronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press 2015.
Language
English
Main Author
Caroline Adderson, 1963- (author)
Other Authors
Christina Leist (illustrator)
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN
9781554987085
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

"How do I love you, little one?/ Let me count the ways," begins Adderson (Eat, Leo, Eat!) as a mother lists off the things she loves about her redheaded, diaper-wearing toddler. Initially, the reasons correspond to body parts ("One is your face,/ so round and glad./ Two, your eyes,/ googly, bright"), though things get more esoteric as the poem progresses: "Your toes, too!/ Two toes on each foot!/ Your fingers and toes are Six." Leist (On My Walk) gamely tries to help some of these references make more sense-a sock-clad foot wedged into a sandal gives the sense of two "toes," and a scarf tucked into the child's pants stands in for the tail the mother gushes over-but literal-minded readers may still puzzle over some of the language, adoring though it may be. Ages 2-5. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Review by School Library Journal Review

PreS-In this whimsical picture book, a mother counts the ways she loves her child as she gets him to bed. The gentle mixed-media cartoon artwork has a soothing palette and lots of movement as the child bathes and plays and reads before going to sleep. The words are somewhat unconventional-"Two, your eyes,/googly, bright./Three, your raspberry mouth,/so sweet./And your chins are Four./Four chins!/Little one, I love them all"-but the loving message comes across in spite of the more awkward passages. Leist's digitally colored illustrations are delightful but not outstanding. VERDICT An additional purchase.-Sarah Wilsman, Bainbridge Library, Chagrin Falls, OH © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Horn Book Review

How do I love you, little one? / Let me count the ways." During the run-up to bedtime, a mom lists ten ways that she loves her toddler, sounding free-associatively poetic ("And your chins are Four. / Four chins! / Little one, I love them all"). The light-touch art gives the child plenty of space to run, cavort, and procrastinate. (c) Copyright 2016. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Inspired by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, a lullaby of love from the mother to the rumbustious child. Adderson gets similarly emotional with her counting of the ways, from the moment she gathers steam"Two, your eyes, / googly, bright"to the rapture of "Seven has to be / your elbows and knees, / dimpled and scaly, / more places to kiss!" But there are clues that this is no gushfest. "Eight is your sturdy hump, / small now, but it will be big"; the green-pajama-clad is playing at being a dragon. The sudden shifts in tonea swooning "so perfect!" to the ridiculous "your chins are Four. / Four chins!"allow the mother's unconditional love to range freely. Leist's artwork has the clear lines of a hand drawing and the muted, pastel shimmer of a light silk screen. The colors often bleed beyond their borders, lending a dreamy quality to the proceedings, and a company of small detailsa peekaboo cat that looks like an owl, a host of Band-Aids covering elbows and knees, and, count 'em, four chins indeed above a "drum-tum tummy"slow the free-verse poem's momentum and introduce the possible notion of day's end. A tad gooey, but with enough googly to tame the treacle factor. (Picture book. 2-5) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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How do I love you, little one? Let me count the ways. One is your face, So round and glad. Two, your eyes, Googly, bright. Three, your raspberry mouth, So sweet. And your chins are Four. Excerpted from I Love You, One to Ten by Caroline Adderson All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.