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A Book of Loves

by Cynthia Rylant Publisher: BEACH LANE BOOKS

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Small pleasures, shared love

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Awards & Recognition

  • Author recognition

    Cynthia Rylant, Newbery Medal winner

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  • Critical praise

    School Library Journal starred review

    The book is described as “delightful...evocative” in a starred review.

AlbakiReads Editorial

Small pleasures, shared love

A Book of Loves gathers familiar delights from three perspectives: cats, dogs, and children. Boxes, sticks, bubbles, cake, and stories give its catalog of affection a concrete, everyday frame, while the closing connection brings the groups together around love itself. The concept links the pleasures of animal companions and young children without relying on a complicated premise, making the book’s central idea easy to share aloud or talk about together.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Suitable for young children, especially ages 4–8.
  • A fit for families who enjoy picture books about animals and everyday experiences.
  • May suit shared reading and conversations about affection and the things people and pets enjoy.

Themes

Love and affectionEveryday pleasuresCats, dogs, and children

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Book overview

Celebrate the small, often overlooked things that cats, dogs, and children love in this "delightful...evocative" (School Library Journal, starred review) picture book from Newbery Medal winner and author of the Henry and Mudge series, Cynthia Rylant

Cats love boxes and windows and toys...and other things. Dogs love sticks and biscuits and puddles...and other things. Children love bubbles and cake and stories...and other things. But what do they all love? Love.
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