I Love You, Too!

PreS-K—Foreman sets up a bedtime scene between a bear and his cub that will be familiar to many households. The father finishes a bedtime story, but Little Bear, who is not that sleepy, stalls by saying, "I love you." Dad quickly replies, "I love you, too." Little Bear replies, "I love you three." This repartee goes back and forth using myriad comparisons such as "I love you more than all the birds and the leaves on the trees" or "all the fishes in the sea" as bedtime is postponed. The attractive watercolor artwork fills entire spreads as the artist depicts all the stars in the sky or the snowflakes of winter, illustrating the vast love of a parent and child. The large font and simple sentence structures are perfect for beginning readers, and adults will enjoy sharing this reassuring bedtime tale one-on-one and chuckling at the conclusion.—Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA