Yummiest Love [Hardcover]

Lisa McCourt (Author), Laura J. Bryant (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2009 | Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

A sweet and charming story about the love between a mother bear and her precious child bear written by the bestselling author of the STINKFACE books, Lisa McCourt.

Lisa McCourt and Laura J. Bryant beautifully weave a reassuring tale of the love and affection for a parent and their child. From first baths to first books to first boo-boos. The Yummiest Love proves that the love between a parent and child shines through the years!

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Starring an excitingly large and fuzzy bear and a tricycle-riding cub, McCourt's (the Stinky Face books) latest celebrates a parent's love. I love your wild belly laugh—/ so delicious to my ears,/ I'd do my silly face a hundred times/ just to hear it again and again, writes McCourt; Bryant (God Gave Us You) tamps down the notion of wild, showing a delighted cub rather politely applauding the parent's silly-face routine. More domestic humor follows (I love your never-ending surprises./ Like when you hate broccoli./ Then it's your favorite./ Then you hate it./ Then it's your favorite) and Bryant's well-dressed bears have a wonderful time sledding and splashing and celebrating. McCourt's sweet sentiments will reassure youngest readers, but expressions of love this fervent may make strike some older children as uncomfortably mushy: I love... the warmth of your small body/ and the beautiful beating/ of your perfect little heart. If a book could be a piece of Valentine's Day candy, this would be it. Ages 3–5. (Jan.)
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From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K—A treacly treatise on love. It includes such sentiments as, "It seems impossible that I could love you more each day/but that is what happens./You keep changing and growing and that will never stop./All I can do is hang on for the ride." Despite its moments of humor—"I love your never-ending surprises./Like when you hate broccoli./Then it's your favorite…"—the text bows under the weight of its sentimentality and, in the end, comes off as a laundry list. Bryant's cuddly personified bears, who wear clothes and read books, are appealingly sweet, and are a good match for the text. They often overfill the pages, giving readers a sense of the all-encompassing love they embody. Different seasons are represented, portraying the constancy of the parent's love. Leave this for grandparents to buy as gifts and pick up a copy of Todd Parr's The I Love You Book (Little, Brown, 2009), which has the humor and universality that this title lacks.—Amy Lilien-Harper, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Cartwheel Books (January 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 043975058X
• ISBN-13: 978-0439750585
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 9.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,332,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Picture Book, September 12, 2009

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This review is from: Yummiest Love (Hardcover)

I purchased this book for my 2.5 year old son. He loves it when I read him the story. The story line is especially sweet and the illustrations are great too. I highly recommend this book. It's a great read for a bed time story or any time.