Poetry - Emotions & Behaviors
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Overview
LoveÆs a sweet no money can buyAnd a riddle that none can explain:
More precious, ætis said, than emeralds or gold
And yet as common as rain.illustrated by Wendy Watson
Animals of every sort quarrel and kiss, laugh and lullaby their way through the pleasures and pitfalls of everyday love in this new collection of short rhymes written and illustrated by sisters Clyde and Wendy Watson. Each of ClydeÆs pennyrhymes is illustrated with funny, often tender scenes featuring WendyÆs fuzzy farm animals. LoveÆs A Sweet is the perfect book for children to share with moms, dads, brothers, sisters, and especially with grandmas and grandpas! Award-winning author and poet Clyde Watson has written thirteen books for children. Wendy Watson has written and illustrated twenty books for children, and has illustrated more than sixty childrenÆs books for other authors.
A collection of short poems and rhymes, illustrated with animal characters, showing the ups and downs of love in everyday situations.
Editorials
Publishers Weekly -
In nursery-like rhymes and sweetly misted but witty illustrations, the sisters Watson (Father Fox's Pennyrhymes) take an old-fashioned look at love across the generations. The rhymes have a pleasing, familiar ring: "Love's a sweet no money can buy/ And a riddle that none can explain;/ More precious, 'tis said, than emeralds or gold/ And yet as common as rain." The animal characters are softly sketched and colored, shown in quaint domestic and country scenes: a rabbit couple strolls contentedly in front of a fiddler; a young skunk pats the hand of his grandmother seated in her rocking chair ("[Let me] hold your hand until you sleep/ As once you held mine"). Quirky details in the art are ballast against sentimentality. "Love, hate, joy, & sorrow/ All rolled into one," begins one verse; the art above shows a beaming chipmunk couple absent-mindedly keeping their reluctant child in tow while two young mice heatedly argue with each other. Even with this degree of activity, the art is serene and soothing. All in all, a calm and quietly confident work. Ages 4-8. (Oct.)Children's Literature -
Quick, endearing little ditties that are fun to recite, these pennyrhymes capture the joys and sorrows of love. They are silly, sentimental, and even a bit philosophical. For example, "Love's a sweet no money can buy/and a riddle that none can explain." From falling in and out of love to new and old love, these poems cover the wide range of love's expressions. Unique illustrations with interesting characters accompany the lyrics.Book Details
Published
October 12, 1998
Publisher
New York : Viking, 1998.
Pages
32
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780670834532