cover image Mommy, Would You Love Me If--?: A Pop-Up Book

Mommy, Would You Love Me If--?: A Pop-Up Book

Carla Dijs. Little Simon, $8.99 (14pp) ISBN 978-0-689-80813-5

Pop-up pigs, penguins and wild and woolly creatures populate Mommy, Would You Love Me If... ? and Daddy, Would You Love Me If... ?, both by Carla Dijs. In Mommy, a piglet poses a series of hypothetical questions (""...would you still love me if I were a giraffe with a very long neck?"") to its patient mother (""I guess so... but I would wonder if you could hear me up there.""); in Daddy, a penguin chick poses similar questions (""...would you still love me if I... could fly like a butterfly?"") to his father (""I guess so... but I would worry that you might fly away and I would miss you""). The pop-ups are basic, but the heartwarming message comes across clear as can be.