Synopsis
Lisa McCourt and Laura J. Bryant beautifully weave a reassuring tale of the love and affection for a parent and their child. From first baths to first books to first boo-boos. The Yummiest Love proves that the love between a parent and child shines through the years!
Lisa McCourt has written over two dozen books for children including the popular Stinky Face series. She lives in South Florida with her husband and two children.
Laura J. Bryant has lent her award-winning illustrations to numerous children's books, including the best-selling God Gave Us You. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina.
Publishers Weekly
Starring an excitingly large and fuzzy bear and a tricycle-riding cub, McCourt's (the Stinky Face books) latest celebrates a parent's love. "I love your wild belly laugh-/ so delicious to my ears,/ I'd do my silly face a hundred times/ just to hear it again and again," writes McCourt; Bryant (God Gave Us You) tamps down the notion of "wild," showing a delighted cub rather politely applauding the parent's silly-face routine. More domestic humor follows ("I love your never-ending surprises./ Like when you hate broccoli./ Then it's your favorite./ Then you hate it./ Then it's your favorite") and Bryant's well-dressed bears have a wonderful time sledding and splashing and celebrating. McCourt's sweet sentiments will reassure youngest readers, but expressions of love this fervent may make strike some older children as uncomfortably mushy: "I love... the warmth of your small body/ and the beautiful beating/ of your perfect little heart." If a book could be a piece of Valentine's Day candy, this would be it. Ages 3-5. (Jan.)
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