Honors and praise for Only You:
A Children's Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection
Society of Illustrators Annual Exhibition, October 2007; New York, New York
Highly Commended, Charlotte Zolotow Award
A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book
Childhood's Most Unalienable Right
*"This parent-child love poem reaches out and cuddles its dual audience close. The simple verse celebrates the small, everyday ways small children endear themselves to their parents.... As a statement of childhood's most unalienable right, it doesn't come any clearer."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Illustrations from Only You by Robin Cruise, illustrations copyright 2007 by Margaret Chodos-Irvine. Used by permission of Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Only You
Robin Cruise
Illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
978-0-15-216604-5
Harcourt Children's Books/April 2007
40 pages/$16.00
www.HarcourtBooks.com
Every adult who loves a child knows how deep and rich that love can be. Little ones are lovable on the outside, with their tiny ears, eyes, and toes. And they're lovable for who they are on the inside, as they sing, play, and shout. Robin Cruise and Caldecott Honor winner Margaret Chodos-Irvine portray a diverse trio of parents and children in this lyrical celebration of a love that makes each child feel like the one and only.
LITTLE MAMA FORGETS
Robin Cruise
Illustrated by Stacey Dressen-McQueen
978-0-374-34613-3
Farrar, Straus and Giroux/March 2006
40 pages/$16.00
www.fsgkidsbooks.com
Every morning, Lucy tiptoes into her grandmother's room to wake her with a gentle tickle. Little Mama always remembers to tickle Lucy right back! But Lucy knows there are things her abuelita sometimes forgets--like the way to the park or how to tie her shoes. "Two long bunny ears like this." Lucy shows her. Still, there's much that Little Mama remembers and shares: how to skip and dance, stories from Mexico, and plenty of hugs and kisses. A lyrical text with Spanish words and phrases and vibrant art spiced with cultural details capture the give-and-take in this lively Hispanic family and celebrate the special bonds that exist between young and old.
Honors and praise for Little Mama Forgets:
Highly Commended, Charlotte Zolotow Award
2006 Booklist Editors' Choice
2007 NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
A CCBC Choice 2007 (Cooperative Children's Book Council)
2007 Paterson Poetry Prize for Books for Young People, Grades K-3
Highly Commended, Charlotte Zolotow Award
Children Won't Forget This ...
*"Swirls of movement and color are the happy backdrop for a story that might have been sad.... The story is bittersweet, but Lucy's ability to look on the bright side, and the obvious love that she and Little Mama share, wrap the events in affection and warmth. [Stacey] Dressen-McQueen's artwork is outstanding.... The colors are south-of-the-border bright, adding to the inspirational feeling. Children won't forget this."--Booklist (starred review)
Illustrations from Little Mama Forgets by Robin Cruise, illustrations copyright 2006 by Stacey Dressen- McQueen. Used by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. All rights reserved.