I Believe in You [Hardcover]

Marianne Richmond (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2011 | Age Range: 4 - 8 years | Lexile Measure: 770L (What's this?)

"Whether it's sunny or stormy, Whether you're happy or blue, I'm here to say, without a doubt that I believe in you."

I Believe in You explores the powerful feeling in every parent's heart as you watch a child take on the big job of growing up. This inspiring and meaningful book puts into words the little moments that reveal just how much you believe in them, no matter what life throws their way.

Growing up is a roller coaster ride of emotion and adventure, asking a child to show self-confidence and courage that they may not know they have. Showing you will be by their side can mean the world to them and give them the strength they often so desperately need. Award-winning author and illustrator Marianne Richmond uses her signature uplifting style to show that your support and unconditional love is always there as children navigate the road of life.

I Believe in You encourages kids to look within to find they have all they need to succeed-and to know they always have someone cheering them on.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Yes, this is yet another picture-book confirmation of a child’s self-worth, but it’s not without its own rough-around-the-edges charm. A parent’s voice supplies the rhyming, first-person voice: “You came into our family / with a big, BIG job to do, / the one of growing up into / the one and only you!” From birth to monsters to playing baseball, whether roller-coaster days are easy or tough, there is always reassurance from the unseen narrator. Keywords and key phrases are printed in different colors to drive home the self-esteem messages, adding to the colorful hodgepodge design. The breezy, bright watercolors, meanwhile, are spontaneous looking and childlike, with a minimum of brushstrokes used to suggest the backdrops behind the smiley-face characters. Though message driven and purposeful, this declaration of unconditional love might just provide a caregiver with the right words to express his or her confidence in a child who is not feeling up to the latest task. Grades K-2. --Julie Cummins

Review

While the vignettes in Richmond's latest inspirational picture book are intended for the elementary school set (her characters grapple with not getting picked for a team, being scared of monsters in the closet, and jumping off the diving board), what human, of any age, couldn't use this kind of cheering up: "When your project seems too hard,/ and you want to go to bed,/ I believe in your smart thinking/ to learn and grow instead." (Publishers Weekly 20110613) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Age Range: 4 - 8 years
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (August 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402263449
• ISBN-13: 978-1402263446
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 0.4 x 9.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,875 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #80 in Books > Children's Books > Social Situations > Family Life > Parents

More About the Author

Gifted author and illustrator Marianne Richmond has touched the lives of millions over the past decade through her publishing company, Marianne Richmond Studios, Inc. Her uplifting creations are sold nationwide -- from corner gift shops and bookstores to mass merchants and department stores.

Since her start in 1991 with just 20 greeting cards, she has become a recognized creator of numerous award-winning books, hundreds of cards and bright, colorful gift products. Two of her books -- I Wished for You, an adoption story and Fish Kisses and Gorilla Hugs -- are Book of the Year award winners from Creative Child Magazine. Several of her other titles are Mom's Choice Award winners.

What makes Marianne unique are her abilities as both writer and artist. When asked where her ideas come from, she says, "I try to be in tune with people's life circumstances. We all share universal emotions around certain life journeys ... and I think my gift is to capture those through my art and words."

Marianne lives in Minneapolis, MN with her husband, four kids, and their beloved Border Collie, Clay. Favorite things include coffee, exploring with my family, hiking, reading memoirs, sleeping, watching sappy movies, going on vacation, hanging out with girlfriends, eating ice cream after the kids are sleeping, doing art with kids ...

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Adoptive Families May 29, 2012

By rmoak

Format:Hardcover

It's rare to find such a wonderful book that can be used with adopted children and foster children. Most refer to the reader as son/daughter and from a mother/father. This one is PERFECT! We recently sent this book back home with our 9yr old foster son. He was grinning from ear to ear as I read it, with bittersweet tears rolling down his cheeks. It was EXACTLY what he needed to hear. I plan to buy several more to have on hand. ;)

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book. March 17, 2013

By Sue P

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

This was a beautiful book for children and I will enjoy reading it to my Grandchildren. Valuable lessons are included.

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME! January 30, 2013

By Cindy

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

ABSOLUTELY LOVE AND ADORE THIS BOOK. WE READ IT EVERY NIGHT AT BEDTIME. THE ADDED BONUS WAS THE SIGNATURE FORM AUTHOR!