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Summary: Will you love this book?
Review: Any parent with more than one child eventually faces the question of "who do you love the most." This book centers on a mother and her two sons and the repeated comparisons the two boys make with one another. "Who is the best at...?" and "Who do you love the most?" are some of the questions directed at this mom by her sons. The answers are both touching and provoking - to both the child and parent reading the book. It is a unique approach to teaching the concept of boundless love and the limitless love flowing from a parent to a child. The book is of very good quality, especially the art work. Whyte's illustrations are full of warm colors and touching images, and the artwork dominates each page to add to the story. The artwork also avoids any taboos such as huge homes, lots of toys laying around or inappropriate images. The story itself is easy enough reading for a child who is past the basic reading level, and the words are printed large enough where a parent and child(ren) can all see the words & pictures together as the story is read. Finally, the length is not taxing on the attention of young children (3 to 5), but the charming story is not cut short either. You will love this book and the lesson it teaches.
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Summary: a great gift for a Mom and for her children!
Review: Any parent with more than one child eventually faces the question of "who do you love the most." This book centers on a mother and her two sons and the repeated comparisons the two boys make with one another. "Who is the best at...?" and "Who do you love the most?" are some of the questions directed at this mom by her sons. The answers are both touching and provoking - to both the child and parent reading the book. It is a unique approach to teaching the concept of boundless love and the limitless love flowing from a parent to a child. The book is of very good quality, especially the art work. Whyte's illustrations are full of warm colors and touching images, and the artwork dominates each page to add to the story. The artwork also avoids any taboos such as huge homes, lots of toys laying around or inappropriate images. The story itself is easy enough reading for a child who is past the basic reading level, and the words are printed large enough where a parent and child(ren) can all see the words & pictures together as the story is read. Finally, the length is not taxing on the attention of young children (3 to 5), but the charming story is not cut short either. You will love this book and the lesson it teaches.
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Summary: Great book for siblings
Review: I finally found a book about a mother with two boys! I mentioned to my sister-in-law how competitive my boys are for my praise and love. She suggested I buy this book. I bought it from Amazon and think it is wonderful. To be honest, I really bought the book for myself, as a reminder and example of how to bring out the best in each of my children. I have already thought of which of my boys will be "blue" and which will be "red"! They think the book is a great read, but I can't wait to save it for them for when they get older and can appreciate the meaning even more!
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Summary: A beautiful rendition of the uniqueness of a mothers love...
Review: I finally found a book about a mother with two boys! I mentioned to my sister-in-law how competitive my boys are for my praise and love. She suggested I buy this book. I bought it from Amazon and think it is wonderful. To be honest, I really bought the book for myself, as a reminder and example of how to bring out the best in each of my children. I have already thought of which of my boys will be "blue" and which will be "red"! They think the book is a great read, but I can't wait to save it for them for when they get older and can appreciate the meaning even more!
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Summary: Can I give it 100 stars?
Review: My children ask this regularly, especially my six-year-old Emma.
"Who do you love the best?" She wants so badly to be loved "the best". Through Joosse's book, I learned an incredible new way to express how I love her "the purplest" or the "chocolatiest" or "the bell ringingest"..... By using a more descriptive word than "Best", the Mother in this book speaks to what is real and true about her sons Max and Julian so that they are each more than "just satisfied" with being loved the best..... She uses colors to describe her love for each of her boys after she has described other possibly conflict, competitive situations by being more specific with what is special instead of labeling or judging one above the other. More adults ought to read this one!
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Summary: Excellent Answer to a Common-Heartful Question
Review: My children ask this regularly, especially my six-year-old Emma. She wants so badly to be loved "the best". Through Joosse's book, I learned an incredible new way to express how I love her "the purplest" or the "chocolatiest" or "the bell ringingest"..... By using a more descriptive word than "Best", the Mother in this book speaks to what is real and true about her sons Max and Julian so that they are each more than "just satisfied" with being loved the best..... She uses colors to describe her love for each of her boys after she has described other possibly conflict, competitive situations by being more specific with what is special instead of labeling or judging one above the other. More adults ought to read this one!
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Summary: Very grateful to the friend who introduced us to this book.
Review: This is the kind of book you want to own. Know what I mean? So you can pull it out and revel in it whenever the mood strikes. It would make a great gift to parents expecting their second child. My four-year-old is not very into it. It's too metaphorical for his concrete thinking. I see this book as being more for older children, and above all, for parents. What a gentle and beautiful reminder about how to show your children that you love each of them uniquely.
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Summary: Every mom should read this to their children!
Review: This is the perfect gift to give to a new big brother or sister. I bought it when we had our second baby, and it has the perfect message. My children love this book as well.
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Summary: Every mom should read this to their children!
Review: This is the perfect gift to give to a new big brother or sister. I bought it when we had our second baby, and it has the perfect message. My children love this book as well.
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Summary: Wonderful book!
Review: Wow! Sometimes you read a book and think, "This was written just for me." That's how I felt when I read this one. I have four children who were born within six years of each other, and at times the sibling rivalry can be quite intense. My kids ask, "Who do you love the best?" The standard answer of "I love you all exactly the same" isn't exactly true. I love them all immensely just because they are mine, but I also love each of them differently because each one is unique. Barbara M. Joosse conveys this in her story of a summer evening that a mother and her two sons spend at a lakeside cabin. From the opening lines about hunting for bait, she makes it obvious that these two boys have distinct personalities: "Max exploded from the cabin, twirling the shovel in front of him. Mama came next, and then Julian. Julian shut the cabin door tightly to keep it safe from burglars and bears." Whenever the boys ask their mother who is the best, she gives them an answer that allows them both to be special. Max catches the liveliest worms, and Julian catches the juiciest; Julian is the rower with the deepest strokes, and Max is the rower with the fastest. When each boy asks, "Mama, who do you love the best?" She answers by giving them each a color of love that matches his personality. Julian is the bluest. Max is the reddest. Each boy is thrilled with her answer. Mary Whyte's illustrations are a beautiful complement to the story. The pictures fill each two page spread with the soft colors of a summer evening. The mother and sons are strikingly real. I look at Max and Julian and see my own boys, one overflowing with exuberant energy, the other cooler and more reflective.
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