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I love...the way you always care,the way you're always there.That's the way I love you.This tender valentine, a celebration of the affectionate bond between a girl and her puppy, will charm all dog lovers -- and anyone with a best friend.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-As a smiling girl interacts with her enthusiastic pup, she describes her feelings for the dog: "I love-the way you always care,/the way you're always there./That's the way I love you." The engaging illustrations show the two friends sharing a variety of experiences: wearing crowns and having tea, playing with a tennis ball, snuggling together in a soft chair, and finally cuddled up at bedtime. Loose charcoal lines provide texture and motion, while splashes of pastel-hued watercolors keep the pictures warm and cozy. White backdrops and a minimum of detail encourage children to focus their attention on the characters. The girl, in her pink overalls and perky pigtails, and the brown pooch are both drawn with grace and expression. The simple language and clean, colorful artwork make this book just right for the youngest pet lovers.-Joy Fleishhacker, School Library Journal (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
A bright-eyed, pigtailed preschooler-rendered with brio by James (Midnight Babies)-muses on all the ways she and her equally spirited, pointy-eared puppy are soul mates. "I love... the way you tell me things," writes Bedford (Big Bear, Little Bear), as the dog's wagging tail urges the girl to pick up a ball and play a game of fetch, "the way you jump so high, the way you smile your smile. That's the way I love you." James uses her watercolor-and-charcoal vignettes to structure the text, charting the duo's activities through a rambunctious day that ends with a bedtime snuggle. In one of many standout spreads, the girl strides away from readers in pursuit of her pet; her short arms swing out, while her chunky body exhibits unstoppable determination. The dog, meanwhile, seems to soar through the upper right hand corner of the page, turning his head back and egging the girl on with his flapping pink tongue. The artist strips away everything extraneous to the relationship; other than a few sticks of furniture to suggest domesticity (a table, a tub, a bed) and a smattering of props (a tea set, a paper crown for both characters), the girl and dog romp through expanses of creamy white space. The text turns mawkish at times ("I love... the way you always care, the way you're always there"), but it never intrudes on the spirited beauty of the drawings, or the feeling that, for this pair, the world is their oyster. Ages 4-8. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
A young girl and her dog exhibit perfect compatibility as they go about their day. The girl lists the many ways she loves her furry friend; for example, ""I love...the way you tell me things"" as the dog eagerly eyes a ball. James captures the unabashed affection and understanding between the two with elegant but simple charcoal and watercolor images. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
PreS-K. In this gentle poem celebrating the bond between a child and a cherished pet, a pigtailed toddler counts the ways she adores her sleek little dog (modeled on James' own Australian kelpie). While praising the pup's excellence as playmate, confidant, and snug nighttime presence, the verses only nominally rhyme (on one occasion, run so fast pairs with come straight back ), but the cozy, satisfying refrain, And that's the way I love you, will easily spill off the page and into lap-sitters' dialogues with their own loved ones. James' minimalist style occasionally leaves the connections between the visuals and the slender text somewhat tenuous, as when a line about sharing accompanies a rather subtle image of the dog standing lookout while his mistress steals cookies from the cookie jar. Still, the feathery, scribbly pastels exude an irrepressible joy that's very much in the puppy spirit. --Jennifer Mattson Copyright 2005 Booklist