I Love Mommy

Lizi Boyd. Candlewick Press (MA), $8.99 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-7636-2216-9

Two paper-over-board titles with rounded corners use frog families to demonstrate familial love: I Love Mommy and I Love Daddy by Lizi Boyd. Each traces a day's activities with Mommy or Daddy, using basic concepts to show a child's love (""Mommy helps me learn new things. I'm never scared with Mommy""). The artwork, rendered in simple bright shapes, reflects the simplicity of the text.

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