Honey, I Love (Let's Read Aloud) [Hardcover]

Eloise Greenfield (Author), Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Series: Let's Read Aloud

Originally published in 1978 as part of a collection of poems, Honey, I Love is an enchanting poem about love and the simple joys of everyday life. A young girl counts all the things she loves, which include jumping through a flying pool of water on a hot summer day, going for family car ride, and the soft feel of her mother's arm. Now available in full color, this poem glows with the warmth of a simple day in a young girl's life.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

After first appearing in Honey, I Love and Other Poems (1978),now, Eloise Greenfield's Honey, I Love, in which an African-Americanchild joyfully recounts the things that make her life special, appearsas a stand-alone poem in a 25th-anniversary picture book edition,illus. by Jan Spivey Gilchrist.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1?Honey, I Love, the title poem from Greenfield's popular 1978 collection (HarperCollins), and On My Horse, a new poem, are filled with full-color illustrations featuring African Americans. The two simple stories describe a young girl's favorite summer activities and a boy's riding fantasy as he is led around on a gentle horse. The verses are simple, with flowing language and limited rhyme and repetition. Gilchrist's pictures fill the pages with large realistic portraits brimming with the warmth and pleasures of childhood. Their size and clarity make these books good candidates for toddler and preschool story hours as well as for one-on-one sharing.?Gale W. Sherman, Pocatello Public Library, ID
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover
• Publisher: Harperfestival (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0694005797
• ISBN-13: 978-0694005796
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,181,987 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is full of spirited poems for one and all., June 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Honey, I Love (Let's Read Aloud) (Hardcover)

Honey, I Love is a great book. This is the book I most love written by Eloise Greenfield. Some of the poems in the book remind me of my life as a "little kid". I read this book in fourth grade and loved it ever since. This is a great book for young students, as well as, older ones. The poem in the book entitled, "Honey, I Love", is inspiring to me. I read that poem and feel as if I'm the little girl in the poem. The other poems are also very nice,inspiring, and unique. I would definetely reccommend this book to the young ones. I feel as if they could relate to it. I love this book. It is a wonderfully fantastic book and I commend Mrs. Eloise Greenfield for writing it. Mrs. Greenfield is a very talented writer. I hope to write children's books like her one of these days. "Honey, I love", I love this book HONEY!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Musical and saucy, August 16, 2001

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Joan Sykes-Miessi (East Palo Alto, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Honey, I Love (Let's Read Aloud) (Hardcover)

My 5 year old daughter loves this book. She loves the rhythmic style and how you can really hold the "honey I love..." until the next page. The little girl in the book describes various situations that she loves to do with her family and her friends. You can read it straight or read it with hands-on-the-hip, saucy attititude. It's a great read aloud book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE IT, December 17, 2006

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H. Williams - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Honey, I Love (Hardcover)

I purchased this book for my daughter when she was 2! She absolutely loved it then...she had the book memorized very quickly. The rhymes are wonderful. She is five now...and still likes it quite a bit!!