Customer Reviews

In My Heart

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Molly Bang is the winner of three Caldecott Honors for: The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher, Ten, Nine, Eight and When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really, Angry.

All children want and need the assurance from their caregivers that they are important, are loved and are cherished. They must have the knowledge that they are always in the thoughts and in the hearts of the people who are important to them.

In My Heart by Molly Bang is a reassuring celebration of the connection between parent/caregiver and child, and it is told in a playful, heartfelt and simple manner.

Children will enjoy the bright, colorful illustrations that are drawn in detail, giving the child many interesting things to view. I also enjoyed that the children depicted in the story were from many different racial backgrounds, making it more like real life. And the children are better able to identify with the story if they see someone who looks like them on the pages.

Armchair Interviews says: In My Heart is a wonderful celebration of the importance of a child in their caregiver's life.

Playful and animated illustrations depict a child and his mother, both taking up residence in each other's hearts. This book, is beautifully and skillfully written. When reading this book, you can't help but feel the warm and nurturing love that has been masterfully crafted into this heartwarming manuscript.

This book earns the Children's Literary Classics Seal of Approval

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~CLC Seal of Approval Program

What a wonderful book! A sweet story about a young child who is loved and cherished. And great illustrations too, with lots of details. Even after all this time (we bought it for her when she was three) my six year old daughter never tires of this book. She says she likes it because "it's about love. I like that the mom says her little boy is in her heart no matter what". Highly recommended!

If you are a blended family, love endearing books about the loss and re-connection related to attachment, have adopted a child, own a preschool or have a child who is of a different race from you, this is the book for you. The illustrations are also quite incredible, Molly Bang is very gifted.

My three-year-old son now tells me every time I have to go somewhere without him, "Mom, it's OK, I know you're in my heart." Molly Band is an outstanding illustrator, and this story is fabulous at explaining to young kids that they don't have to miss anyone, really, because we carry them inside us wherever we go. Love it!

This is one of the nicest books I've bought for my child in a long time. It's beautiful illustrations remind me of when I was a child in art class. The way the characters and objects stretch and connect to form letters in the words keeps the illustrations interesting and is a technic I remember drawing myself in school.

The story flows with such ease it's a pleasure to read to my child. It is full of love and has a very soulful feel. It's a little folkish, and diverse in a very natural way.

This is the one book that my child drags out at bedtime, and that I don't sigh and try to persuade her to choose something different.

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Warm fuzzys... that's what this book is about. Playful and animated illustrations depict a child and his mother, both taking up residence in each other's hearts. This book is written in a way that just makes you feel a mother's love for her child. You can't help but feel the warm and nurturing love that has been crafted into this manuscript. Love, love, love it!

DeeDee Fox, Author and Illustrator, The Ruby Red Slippers

This book is beautifully illustrated and written. I love the message and love the fact that the family is interacial but that that is not the focus of the book. I'll recommend this book to everyone I know!

My 2.5 yr old daughter can't get enough of this book. we read it every night before she goes to sleep and she almost has it memorized. It is so heartfelt and sweet!

This is a favorite of ours - my grandaughter and I lent it from the local
library but I had to have it at my home. It will stay in your "heart".