Love Is You & Me

by Monica Sheehan, Monica Sheehan (Illustrator)

Overview

Love is me, and love is you.

You see, when you smile I smile too.

When you’re around, the skies are blue.

It’s like being happy . . . times two!

Monica Sheehan’s delightful follow-up to Be Happy! reminds readers about the surprisingly simple acts that demonstrate love: giving a hug, sharing your toys, being a good friend, and much more. This vibrant, uplifting title all about love makes a perfect gift for Valentine’s Day or any time of the year!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442449756
Publisher:	Little Simon
Publication date:	12/20/2011
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	38
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Monica Sheehan is the eleventh child in a large, boisterous family and learned early on to use humor as a survival skill. She nurtured her artistic talent while working as, among other things, a chimney sweep. She has illustrated twelve books and coauthored two. Monica lives on the Jersey shore.

Date of Death:

April 3, 2012

Editorial Reviews

02/01/2014
PreS-Gr 3—Line-drawn mouse and hound canoodle from rooftops to beaches, winter camp to trampoline, celebrating a togetherness that can transcend distance. The energetic pair dominates spare vignettes, which are often decorated in hearts. The text banks on adages like "Love is the place where you always belong." and "Love will catch you when you fall." Visually adorable, the book is an extended valentine, best appreciated by all romantics.—Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA

School Library Journal

This buoyant board book celebrates the love between an exuberant dog (that starred in Sheehan's Be Happy! A Little Book for a Happy You) and a gray mouse. The loosely outlined animals ride in a car ("When you're around the skies are blue./ It's like being happy! Times two"), sit on a city rooftop watching heart-shaped fireworks, roast marshmallows in the woods, and curl up under the covers at night ("Love is the place... where you always belong"). Sheehan avoids casting her duo in parent-child roles, giving this book added potential as a gift between adults. Ages 2–5. (Dec.)

Publishers Weekly