You're All My Favorites [Hardcover]

Sam McBratney (Author), Anita Jeram (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 23, 2004 | Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Mommy and Daddy Bear convince three worried cubs that there's plenty of love to go around in this comforting new tale from the incomparable team of Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram.

So that night the three baby bears asked their Daddy Bear,
"Which one of us do you like the most?
Who is your favorite?
We can't all be the best."

Every night, while tucking in their three cubs, Mommy and Daddy Bear tell them they're the most wonderful baby bears in the whole wide world. But one day the three little bears start to wonder: How do Mommy and Daddy know this is true? And even more worrisome to each sibling: What if my parents like my brother or sister better than me? From the team who brought us the beloved Big and Little Nutbrown Hare comes
a tale that answers a timeless question with the ultimate reassurance — and offers the perfect way for parents to remind their own little cubs how very much each one is loved.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K–The creators of Guess How Much I Love You (Candlewick, 1995) offer another reassuring tale. Each night, Mommy and Daddy Bear tuck in their three beloved cubs with the same phrase, "You are the most wonderful baby bears in the whole wide world!" Well, even little bears are discerning enough to doubt hyperbole and so they question their mother's empirical basis for this observation. Her reply, "Because your daddy told me," mollifies the youngsters until they begin to question their own ability to measure up to the wonderfulness standard. The first worries that he doesn't have patches like the others, the second that she's not a boy, and the third that he's the littlest. They approach their father with the query, "Who is your favorite? We can't all be the best." Daddy Bear explains that they are, repeating how Mommy Bear exclaimed over each of them at their birth ("the most perfect first baby bear," "the most perfect second baby bear," etc.). Satisfied, the trio is able to drift off into peaceful slumber. The quiet, loving tone of the text is echoed in the muted shades of the watercolor-and-pencil illustrations offset by soothing cream-colored backgrounds. While this story will not be enough to put to rest children's basic insecurities and endless jockeying for their parents' most-favored status, it does inject some unobtrusive bibliotherapy into a deftly presented bedtime story.–Rosalyn Pierini, San Luis Obispo City-County Library, CA
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From the Publisher

Mommy and Daddy Bear convince three worried cubs that there's plenty of love to go around in this comforting tale from the incomparable team of Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram, creators of Guess How Much I Love You.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick; 1 edition (September 23, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076362442X
• ISBN-13: 978-0763624422
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 0.4 x 9.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,080 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sam McBratney is the author of the acclaimed picture book Guess How Much I Love You. Sam's distinctive storytelling voice builds on his rich storytelling tradition as a teacher, parent, and grandparent. He lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We love this book!, December 5, 2004

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Gee (United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: You're All My Favorites (Hardcover)

This book is a wonderful explanation if you have more than one child at how they can be completely different but they are all special and loved. It shows that no matter if they are a boy or girl or have different features they are all loved unconditionally. I love this book and so do my girls ages 4 and 2. highly recommend!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for triplet Moms, October 19, 2004

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J. Scott (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You're All My Favorites (Hardcover)

I received this as a gift for my triplets. It is wonderful at illustrating that it is possible for them to all be your favorites because of, not in spite of their differences!!!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Book For Parents of Two + Children, September 17, 2004

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S. Glowacki "s3k" (Baldwinsville, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You're All My Favorites (Hardcover)

Sometimes it is hard for children to understand exactly how a parent can love each of them the same. It relates well the anxieties they may feel and reassures them, that love is limitless and generous.