Customer Reviews

I Miss You Every Day

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My 3 1/2 year old son responded really well to this book after we got it from the library. His dad was temporarily working out of state and we read this book often. He talks about who he misses and tries to pretend a house in the book is either grandma, dad, or our house. This is a great read aloud and the text is short, sweet, and engaging -- which is a hard accomplishment for dealing with sad and lonely feelings of a young child missing someone. This is brilliant, it engages genuine emotions with a silly-fun idea to mail yourself to someone. We love it!

This story was recommended by children's literature specialist Judy Freeman. I used this book for my second grade literacy groups. They wrote letters as with the little girl in the story to someone they miss everyday. The illustrations are bright and humorous as this little girl goes through the processes of mailing herself to her special someone. The story never tells who she is going to see and it was fun doing predictions with the second graders imagining where she might be going and who she was going to see. It led to many discussions and story sharing!

Simms Taback recently passed away and his works are gems. This book (I miss you every day) is excellent as a teaching tool for children of ages 4 - 10 who may be suffering from the grief of loss from various causes (death, divorce, etc.) Since the author is no longer around, his existing works are to be greatly cherished.

This is a wonderful gift to send a loved one who lives too far to see everyday.
While the book serves wonderfully as a children's book- its a cute thing to receive from someone you have a bond with. This certainly works best when sent without notice to the person.

My three grandchildren are living in Malaysia for 2 years. I miss them everyday! Someone bought them this book and they really love it! We were visiting on Skype the other night. Their mother held the book in front of her computer so I could see the pictures through the camera. The three grandchildren stood behind her computer and read the words to me. And then they hugged the computer. It brought tears to my eyes! I wish I could go to my mailbox and unwrap them! I LOVED THIS BOOK!