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A beautiful story about a family who shows their love in a multitude of ways
There are so many ways to say "I love you" without saying a word! One little girl sees the love shown in her family by the way they nurture one another through stories, food, and spending time together. With great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, and siblings around, there are so many ways for love to shine through.
Jocelyn Chung's lyrical text and Julia Kuo's vibrant illustrations beautifully portray and celebrate a family whose caring actions speak louder than words.
Author Notes
Jocelyn Chung (JocelynChung.com) is an author and graphic designer. She loves exploring the intersection of thoughtful storytelling and communicative design with a splash of warmth, empathy, and fun. When Love Is More Than Words is her debut picture book. She holds a MA in Asian American Studies and has written publications on Taiwanese American identity and family for Harvard Kennedy School's Asian American Policy Review Journal and USA Today . When she's not designing or writing, you can find her doodling, cafe-hopping, or on a food-venture somewhere between Los Angeles and Taiwan.
Julia Kuo (JuliaKuo.com) is the author and illustrator of Let's Do Everything and Nothing and Luminous- Living Things that Light Up the Night. She is the illustrator of several picture books, including I Dream of Popo (by Livia Blackburne) and I Am an American- The Wong Kim Ark Story (by Martha Brockenbrough and Grace Lin). She has also created editorial illustrations for publications such as the New York Times , the Wall Street Journal , and the Economist . She has taught illustration courses at Columbia College Chicago and at her alma mater, Washington University in St. Louis. She was the visual arm of Chicago's 2017 March for Science and was an artist-in-residence at Banff Centre for the Arts in 2014 and in 2017. She is the recipient of a 2019-2020 Gray Center Mellon Collaborative Fellowship. When she's not drawing, you can find her climbing or hiking. She lives in Bellevue, Washington.
Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2--What is love? Is love a belly full of food made just for you, or when you're given the best pieces at dinner? Is it flowers planted outside your window for your birthday? Is it when you're taught something new or protected from danger? A girl sees and feels love every day from the many members of her family, living and dead, in a work that shows how actions speak louder than words. Chung demonstrates Taiwan's intricate history by using Japanese names and Taiwanese phrases throughout her thoughtful prose. Kuo's digital art is soft and warm, a perfect complement to Chung's loving words. Along with interactions of family members, bustling scenes of people with black hair who cue as Asian, and scenes that further amplify diversity, Kuo also uses backgrounds to quietly demonstrate the intricacies of Taiwanese descent, showing a Japanese-style home in one spread and Chinese lettering on a wall decoration for another, in addition to delicious depictions of meals shared. VERDICT This is a sweet book about love being shown in all the ways that matter and would be enjoyed by parents and children reading together or in story-hour settings.--Kerri L. Williams
Publisher's Weekly Review
The caring acts of loved ones are the focus of this first-person work that models how affection can be relayed by actions. As the title opens, a young narrator notes how, instead of using the "three special words" that others employ, a great-grandmother grows loquats and lima beans so that "her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren/ can have bellies full of her love." A grandfather showed devotion by planting bright blue irises when the protagonist was born, and the flowers deliver an annual birthday message: "Even though I'm not with you anymore,/ I still love you." The child's mama offers others the best parts of a fish ("even if it means she gets the tail") and cares for elders, actions that lead to younger generations, too, participating. Conveying close-up images of family pairs caring for each other, Kuo's sharply drawn digital illustrations use a graphic style with flat planes of color to suggest a depth of love expressed. Characters cue as East Asian. Ages 3--7. (Oct.)