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Love Is You & Me

by Monica SHEEHAN
illus. by Monica Sheehan. 48p. S & S/Little Simon. 2013. Tr $14.99. ISBN 9781442436077; ebk. $7.99. ISBN 9781442449756.
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PreS-Gr 3—Line-drawn mouse and hound canoodle from rooftops to beaches, winter camp to trampoline, celebrating a togetherness that can transcend distance. The energetic pair dominates spare vignettes, which are often decorated in hearts. The text banks on adages like "Love is the place where you always belong." and "Love will catch you when you fall." Visually adorable, the book is an extended valentine, best appreciated by all romantics.—Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA
Loosely sketched pen-and-ink line drawings feature a small mouse and a spotted dog on white pages enthusiastically appreciating the love they share together. "Love is me...and love is you. / So when you smile, I smile too." The gushingly sentimental rhymed text is filled with over-the-top expressions, all of which will probably have little appeal for the intended young audience.
Reviewed by Gay Lynn Van Vleck , Feb 01, 2014

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