I Love You Through And Through [Board book]

Bernadette Rossetti Shustak (Author), Caroline Jayne Church (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2005 | Age Range: 1 - 3 years

A rhyming story of unconditional love and adorable illustrations of a toddler and a teddy bear who declare "I love you through and through!"

I love your hair and eyes,
Your giggles and cries...

A toddler and his teddy bear illustrate a young child's happy side, sad side, silly side, mad side, and more! Babies and toddlers will feel loved all over when they hear this declaration of adoration and affection!
The book has sturdy cardstock pages and a padded cover with rounded corners for safe handling by little ones.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreS–This is a sweet book, good for a lap-time cuddle. It reads as an affirmation that the child will be loved, from top to bottom, when happy or sad. The text also introduces opposites as in "I love you.../silent/and talking." There's no real story here, simply comfort in the rhythm and rhyme of the words as they build to the satisfying conclusion: "I love you/through and through…/yesterday, today,/and tomorrow, too." The book is printed on stiff pages, good for toddlers to flip through or to withstand a baby's drool. Dynamic illustrations feature the child and his sidekick teddy bear. As a team they act out the text in ways that are informative, inventive, and humorous. The colored pages are subtly patterned, providing a decorative yet unobtrusive backdrop to the simple and focused drawings. Basic, low-key, eye-catching, and smooth.–Martha Topol, Traverse Area District Library, Traverse City, MI
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About the Author

Caroline Jayne Church is a bestselling author and illustrator. Some of her bestselling titles include I LOVE YOU THROUGH AND THROUGH by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak, HOW DO I LOVE YOU? by Marion Dane Bauer, YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE by Jimmie Davis, and GOOD NIGHT, I LOVE YOU. She lives in Surrey, England, but you can visit her at www.carolinejaynechurch.com.

Product Details

• Age Range: 1 - 3 years
  
• Board book: 24 pages
• Publisher: Cartwheel (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439673631
• ISBN-13: 978-0439673631
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (213 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,337 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #7 in Books > Children's Books > Sports & Games > Activities & Toys
  • #36 in Books > Children's Books > Social Situations > Emotions & Feelings

More About the Author

Bernadette Rossetti Shustak/Bio
In July of 1999, the author spent two weeks in New Jersey with her two children, husband, sisters-in-law, and six nieces and nephew. They had all been brought together by the death of Rossetti-Shustak's father-in-law. During that time she had conversations with her children and their cousins about how their grandfather always made each of them feel as if they were "the favorite" grandchild and "the most loved." Those conversations evolved into this book.

"To me, "I Love You Through and Through" is about unconditional love and total acceptance. I think it is very important for children to be assured of their parents love and support. You can never say, "I love you" too many times." On another level, the book teaches opposites and rhyming. The illustrations, by Caroline Jayne Church, pull the message and lessons of the book together.

It took almost four years from start to finish for "I Love You Through and Through" to come to fruition. A copy of the manuscript was sent to 15 literary agencies in New York. Within 5 months all had responded with a "no thank you," except for Dystel & Godrich Literary Management. After signing with them, three major publishers were interested, but in November 2003, contracts were negotiated and Scholastic Books bought the rights. Almost one year later, announcement of publication and a release date for "I Love You Through and Through" was made.

Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak is a former newspaper editor and journalist. She has worked for Housatonic Publications as co-editor of the Pawling News Chronicle, Pawling, NY, and Associate Editor for the weekly newspaper The Kent Good Times Dispatch, Kent, CT, Housatonic Home, and Business Digest magazines.

In 1995 she was the recipient of a New York Press Association's first place award for her humorous newspaper columns. She has written articles on numerous subjects for websites, and is a freelance writer and editor. In 2006 Rossetti-Shustak was awarded an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award for "I Love You Through and Through".

Currently she is an administrator at a private day school. She and her husband, Mike, have two grown children. They live with their three cats, in upstate New York.

For more information or to leave a message, visit bernadetterossettishustak.com or e-mail at [e-mail]

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars SIMPLY WONDERFUL BOOK FOR TODDLERS February 7, 2005

By Tim Janson HALL OF FAMETOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Board book

Not sure why [...] has this one listed in the 4 - 8 years old category as this one is clearly aimed at pre-schoolers and toddlers. It's just a beautifully written and illustrated book. A toddlers love from head to toe, teddy bear in hand. The illustrations magically capture the expression of this little boy. A loving book! And a great gift idea for kids or grandparents with Valentine's Day right around the corner. A sure to be classic!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Adorable January 7, 2005

By Sheryl Gold

Format:Board book

Adorable

This book is absolutely adorable for toddlers and preschoolers, though my seven year old came across it on my desk and thoroughly enjoyed reading it too! It is straight forward and a great feel good book, reinforcing to kids that their parents love all of them, no matter what!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars It's All About Love December 29, 2004

By Al. Calabrese

Format:Board book

This is a beautifully written, beautifully bound book that will touch the hearts of children of every age. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, simple, wonderful book March 16, 2012

By Sparky127

Format:Board book|Amazon Verified Purchase

We absolutely love this book.

It's been our son's favorite since he was about 9 months old. The pictures are beautiful, colorful, and simple. Not boring, not crowded, just what it should be. The text is sweet and simple, the rhymes are thoughtful and not dumb (you know those books!), and the sentences are short enough to hold a baby's attention so we have time to get all the words out before he turns the page.

The one downside is that this book is really cheaply made. The cover is nice and padded, but the pages are cheap. The pages are thinner than other board book pages, but the bigger problem is the actual surface of the pages. Our son - an impressive drooler and finger-sucker - loves to turn the pages himself with his drool-y fingers and sometimes kiss the pages too. What I didn't learn until too late is that you can't do that with this book. For our other board books, you can get some drool on them and it just makes the pages stick together a little bit but that's it. For this book, drool made the pages stick together so much that when you separated them later, the paper tore. (See my pics in the photo gallery for examples) I'm thinking that we can't be the only parents with a drooly baby, right??

Quality notwithstanding, this is as quality a baby's book as they come. I love this book through and through.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! October 21, 2005

By C. Stephens

Format:Board book|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is a great book ... wonderful message, cute pictures and not a lot of writing per page so it's perfect for my one-year old. My two year old also likes it, mainly b/c of the great pictures and the fact that the little boy has a bear in every picture. You can't go wrong with this book!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book March 23, 2005

By Janet Lim

Format:Board book

I bought this book for my 2 years old daughter. Whenever I read this book to her, she will follow what the child does in the book. When I read 'I love your topside', she shows me her topside, 'I love your bottomside', she shows me her bottomside, and we have good laugh together until I finish the whole book. The illustrations are so cute that even I enjoy reading it. Simply wonderful book! Highly recommended.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great girlfriend gift December 22, 2004

By Ryan Necas

Format:Board book

If you need to get a gift for your girl and have no idea what to get, get this. It's cute, sweet, etc. I know it's a children's book, but trust me.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A book to be treasured! April 7, 2006

By Pek Lian Li

Format:Board book

I was taken in by the book's beautifully illustrated cover, & bought it at my local book-store without having the chance to flip through the inside (it was wrapped up!)... & it sure did not disappoint me! Reading this book together with my 35mth toddler is such an enjoyable activity! It re-enforces the fact that we love her un-conditionally, no matter whether she is angry, sad, silly! It's a great book for teaching kids about LOVE!