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With his colorful illustrations, playful humor, and inclusive storytelling, beloved author Todd Parr has long been a favorite among young readers and caregivers. His books promote an essential message of love and acceptance that is inspiring, empowering, and accessible.
Love your grin. Love your skin.
Love the bees. Love the trees.
Love giving a hand. Love taking a stand.
LOVE YOURSELF. LOVE THE WORLD!
What the world needs now is love—and who better than Todd Parr to share a message of kindness, charity, and acceptance. Touching upon themes including self-esteem, environmentalism, and respect for others, Todd uses his signature silly and accessible style to encourage readers to show love for themselves and all the people, places, and things they encounter.
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Creators
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Publisher
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Release date
September 26, 2017 -
Formats
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780316506540
- File size: 6 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- Lexile® Measure: 170
- Text Difficulty: 0
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Reviews
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September 1, 2017
Lots of things to love are presented in bright, bold pictures. Each page offers a simple imperative (or two)--"Love"--followed by an object to love. The first is "Love the world," and the illustration, against a sky-blue background, shows the Earth in green and blue with a big red heart affixed. Other things to love range far and wide: your face, your nose, your toes, your eyes, your size. In the "Love your toes" picture, a bright pink pig wallows on its back in a large patch of brown mud. Love "the bees" and "the trees"; love "making art" and "sharing your heart"; love "your walk" and "your talk." "Love taking a stand" depicts a smiling Statue of Liberty holding a sign that reads "Welcome, friends!" The animals in "Love the sea" are a variety of colors. Those in "Love the land" have wild patterns as well, like a purple elephant with multicolored polka dots. Parr's people are his customary assemblage of very diverse humans, including blue and purple people, and an orange child with green hair smiles from a wheelchair. Parr's simplicity is integral to the power of his book. His positive messages are bolstered by the sunniness of his illustrations, which could have been drawn by a young child. They're done on a drawing tablet, starting with bold black lines and dropping in vibrant color. Can love change the world? Here's hoping. (Picture book. 2-6)COPYRIGHT(2017) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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January 1, 2018
Along with his characteristic rainbow-colored people and animals, Parr uses simple rhyming sentences ("Love your walk. / Love your talk. / Love giving a hand. / Love taking a stand") to convey this positive if over-broad plea for acceptance of self and others. The feel-good preschool-friendly book will likely find a receptive audience with fans of his work.(Copyright 2018 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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