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I Love My Mom

by Anna Kay Walker
24p. 978-1-41698-318-7.
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PreS-K Ollie the cartoon zebra from "I Love Christmas" (HarperCollins, 2009) returns to chronicle in rhyme activities shared with each parent. With Dad, Ollie bakes banana bread, rides a bike, climbs a tree, and paints a fence. Ollie and Mom walk through a park and use their imaginations, then return home for a treat and bath. Bedtime is the favorite because with Dad, Ollie gets a piggyback ride, and Mom provides a goodnight kiss. In both stories, the family dog tags along for the fun. Delicate color illustrations rendered in ink sit on white backgrounds to showcase simple scenes with bright butterflies or playground equipment that nicely contrast with the gray-and-white-striped characters. The size of the books and their contents make for cozy lap reading."Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
Young zebra Ollie bakes banana bread and goes to the park with his dad; with his mom he plays with butterflies and hides in the grass. These simple shared activities effectively speak to the love between Ollie and his parents. The books' small trim size and pleasing rhymes combined with their spare, soft-hued ink illustrations give the stories an intimate feel. Review covers these titles: I Love My Dad and I Love My Mom.

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