I Love All of Me - BYU ScholarsArchive (PDF)

Children's Book and Media Review Children's Book and Media Review Volume 41 Issue 4 April 2020 Article 12 2020 I Love All of Me I Love All of Me Krista Alletto Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr BYU ScholarsArchive Citation BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Alletto, Krista (2020) "I Love All of Me," Children's Book and Media Review: Vol. 41: Iss. 4, Article 12. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr/vol41/iss4/12 This Book Review is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Children's Book and Media Review by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected]  I Love All of Me celebrates every little person and all the things their bodies can do. Told from the perspective of the babies themselves, this heartwarming and tender book explores baby bodies head to toe and all the amazing, fun, and affectionate things those bodies can do. Each page showcases different body parts, like “kissy lips” and “dancing hips,” or “wiggly toes” and a “smelly nose.” All these parts together make a lovable, happy little person. Happy and heartwarming, this padded board book for toddlers and young children is a joy to read. The rhyming text is simple and fun. Because each page only contains one or two sentences, the pace of the book is perfectly suited to keep the attention of young children. The full spread pictures are bright and cheery and represent babies of all ethnicities. Notwithstanding these wonderful characteristics, the best feature of the book is the message—every person, big or little, is worthy of love. Reading this book with young children can help them build self-love and encourage them to embrace who they are. Any book that successfully helps to impart this message is a worthwhile addition to a home or classroom library. Rating Outstanding Level Toddler, Preschool Pages 24 Publisher Cartwheel Books Year 2019 ISBN 9781338286236 Author Lorie Ann Grover Illustrator Carolina Buzio Reviewer Krista Alletto I Love All of Me Book Review 1 Alletto: I Love All of Me Published by BYU ScholarsArchive, 2020