School Library Journal Review
PreS-In this whimsical picture book, a mother counts the ways she loves her child as she gets him to bed. The gentle mixed-media cartoon artwork has a soothing palette and lots of movement as the child bathes and plays and reads before going to sleep. The words are somewhat unconventional-"Two, your eyes,/googly, bright./Three, your raspberry mouth,/so sweet./And your chins are Four./Four chins!/Little one, I love them all"-but the loving message comes across in spite of the more awkward passages. Leist's digitally colored illustrations are delightful but not outstanding. VERDICT An additional purchase.-Sarah Wilsman, Bainbridge Library, Chagrin Falls, OH © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
"How do I love you, little one?/ Let me count the ways," begins Adderson (Eat, Leo, Eat!) as a mother lists off the things she loves about her redheaded, diaper-wearing toddler. Initially, the reasons correspond to body parts ("One is your face,/ so round and glad./ Two, your eyes,/ googly, bright"), though things get more esoteric as the poem progresses: "Your toes, too!/ Two toes on each foot!/ Your fingers and toes are Six." Leist (On My Walk) gamely tries to help some of these references make more sense-a sock-clad foot wedged into a sandal gives the sense of two "toes," and a scarf tucked into the child's pants stands in for the tail the mother gushes over-but literal-minded readers may still puzzle over some of the language, adoring though it may be. Ages 2-5. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
