You and Me [Hardcover]

Martine Kindermans (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

All we need is you and me, to be as happy as can be. And no matter where we go, I will always love you so.

Thus begins this tender charmer of a picture book that follows a goose and her gosling to places far and wide. Through heat and cold, across prairies and mountains, all is well as long as they have one another.

In the tradition of classics like Guess How Much I Love You and You Are My I Love You comes a sweet and simple ode to parenthood that proves the most precious gift in life is family.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreS–In this attractive book, a mother goose tells her little gosling: All we need is you and me/to be as happy as can be./And no matter where we go,/I will always love you so. The two walk on a beach, cross the world, climb high and low, and return home. Lovely watercolor washes of corals, yellows, and pinks predominate, with the white geese tenderly playing and traveling together against a barely suggested milieu. Finally, they go off into the sunset, wing in wing, in an illustration a bit reminiscent of the final shot in Chaplin's Modern Times. In the same vein as Sam McBratney's Guess How Much I Love You (Candlewick, 1996) and others, this book could give single parents in particular a good one-on-one story to share with their toddlers. Slight, but made special by its delicate art.–Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA
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About the Author

Martine Kindermans lives in Belgium.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Philomel (January 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399244719
• ISBN-13: 978-0399244711
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #495,377 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Single Parent Families, too...., February 22, 2010

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TJC (SLC, UT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You and Me (Hardcover)

This book is great for single parent families, too. It reinforces my belief that life can be happy and full of adventure and love even if there is only one parent in a child's life. It also demonstrates that together a parent and child can face anything and things will be ok. It has become a bedtime favorite for my three-year-old daughter.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A new family favorite!, February 8, 2006

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KSL "emma-and-me" (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You and Me (Hardcover)

This is one of those books that within a few pages you know this is going to be a book your family treasures. One that will be BOTH yours and your child's favorite book! NO ONE GETS TIRED OF HEARING HOW LOVED THEY ARE AND THAT IT'S NOT THE "THINGS" WE HAVE IN OUR LIVES BUT OUR LOVED ONES THAT MAKE LIFE WORTH LIVING AND SO VERY SPECIAL!

The illustrations are the same as on the dust jacket and the white mama duck and her little duckling stand out among the redish pink background. This book is perfect to give "just because", as Valentine's gift or baby shower.

5.0 out of 5 stars Special message, April 26, 2011

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Nancy Femenella - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You and Me (Hardcover)

This book has a very special message that children need to hear.
During a child's formative years they need to hear from all directions, that they are loved.
This book is a very special gift.