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Join little rabbit and her parent as they spend a glorious sunny day together in the meadow. Little rabbit finds love everywhere, but knows that a parent's love is always the best love of all.
24 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2016
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Emma Dodd
304Ìýbooks139ÌýfollowersEmma Dodd Author/Illustrator
Emma was brought up in Guildford, Surrey, in a family of artists and from as far back as she can remember she has wanted to be an illustrator.
Emma studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central Saint Martin's School of Art and has worked extensively in advertising, editorial and book illustration.
She was nominated for the Booktrust Early Years Award in 2006 for her book "What Pet to Get" and in 2009 for "Miaow said the Cow"
Emma lives in Surrey with her husband and two children, who provide inspiration for her work, and their Jack Russel Terrier, Bart, who keeps her fit. She likes to spend any spare time in North Cornwall, surfing and walking in all weathers.
Emma was brought up in Guildford, Surrey, in a family of artists and from as far back as she can remember she has wanted to be an illustrator.
Emma studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central Saint Martin's School of Art and has worked extensively in advertising, editorial and book illustration.
She was nominated for the Booktrust Early Years Award in 2006 for her book "What Pet to Get" and in 2009 for "Miaow said the Cow"
Emma lives in Surrey with her husband and two children, who provide inspiration for her work, and their Jack Russel Terrier, Bart, who keeps her fit. She likes to spend any spare time in North Cornwall, surfing and walking in all weathers.
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December 20, 2016
I LOVED this book Love by Emma Dodd. She gets me on every level as a parent and having 2 children living 3,000 miles away from me, her stories help fill the gap of missing them. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
February 1, 2025
4.5 the bunny noses look weird but I guess anatomically correct <3
March 16, 2017
I love the foil illustrations in this book. I'm adding it to my list of books to give as a gift for a new baby!
May 14, 2017
Love (Emma Dodd's Love You Books) - Emma Dodd I 'll let my review for Dodd's Together stand for this one also. But in case I slighted the art before, let me add the art is adorable.
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February 5, 2020
As usual for an Emma Dodd book, this one is very sweet, and, dare I say, *lovely* for reading with a preschooler.
January 5, 2023
Pequenas frases doces ao longo do livro, com ilustrações simples e transmitindo uma bela mensagem de amor maternal.
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May 3, 2024
A message from a parent to a child about loving every little thing they do and are, even the mundane
July 3, 2024
My mom said every page of those book was soooooo true.
April 16, 2017
A super sweet book about the love of a parent and a child.
December 28, 2021
Tenerissimo :-)
April 3, 2017
I'm not crying on the public desk, YOU'RE crying on the public desk!
Please excuse me while I buy a copy of this for everyone I know who is having a baby this year.
*sniffle*
Please excuse me while I buy a copy of this for everyone I know who is having a baby this year.
*sniffle*
April 20, 2018
This is lovely and well designed, but I can't help but feel there is a tragic story underneath as to why these two rabbits have only each other.
December 2, 2021
“I love you when you get it right, and when you get it wrong.�
My nanny baby loved a lot of books, but this was the one she made us read every night after bath time, before I tucked her into bed. We would read it slowly. Starting with the title and *always* the author: “Love, by Emma Dodd!� She would say Emma’s name with such reverence. Paying close attention.
I cried every single time I read it to her, and she would look up at me with her huge dark eyes and give me a quizzical little face, because she was two years on this earth and didn’t know how rare the love I was describing to her was. And how strongly I felt it for her.
I still feel her on my lap, settled there with such assurance because big person laps were built just for little persons to sit on. She would make me read the copyright pages at the end every time. Little hands turning to the page most children and adults ignore in every book. But she didn’t know yet it wasn’t interesting. To her everything was new. Every one thing mattered equally to every thing else. So we read the page, and I would move from tears to laughter, and then off we went to the little bed I tucked her into every night except Sundays, and home I would go to continue to love her and never see her again.
But this retired nanny kept this book.
My nanny baby loved a lot of books, but this was the one she made us read every night after bath time, before I tucked her into bed. We would read it slowly. Starting with the title and *always* the author: “Love, by Emma Dodd!� She would say Emma’s name with such reverence. Paying close attention.
I cried every single time I read it to her, and she would look up at me with her huge dark eyes and give me a quizzical little face, because she was two years on this earth and didn’t know how rare the love I was describing to her was. And how strongly I felt it for her.
I still feel her on my lap, settled there with such assurance because big person laps were built just for little persons to sit on. She would make me read the copyright pages at the end every time. Little hands turning to the page most children and adults ignore in every book. But she didn’t know yet it wasn’t interesting. To her everything was new. Every one thing mattered equally to every thing else. So we read the page, and I would move from tears to laughter, and then off we went to the little bed I tucked her into every night except Sundays, and home I would go to continue to love her and never see her again.
But this retired nanny kept this book.
October 22, 2018
This picture book has very sweet illustrations very reminiscent of Runaway Bunny, showing an adult bunny doing typical bunny things with their baby. There is unique gold paint speckled into the background on some pages, which adds a magical element to the illustrations. The book also features pleasant nature scenes showing: yellow and white daisies against green hues of grass, yellow-gold wheat fields, blue skies, white fluffy clouds, and a rainstorm paired with the words, "Love is when we huddle close and shelter from a shower." The last page is truly heart-warming, showing the adult and baby bunny cuddling close with the words, "I love you so, and when I try to count the reasons why . . . I find there are more reasons . . . Than there are stars up in the sky." The final illustration features the two bunnies cuddling inside a burrow with a gold moon against a navy blue sky with gold and white stars. For toddlers and preschoolers, 14 months � 5 years old.
-Sarah P.
-Sarah P.
December 18, 2024
Such a sweet and lovely book about a bunny's love for her little bunny. It got me from the first page - "Love is in the morning when you wake and smile at me." And with each page I loved it more.
We follow this little bunny family as they hide from the rain, quietly watch the sky, chat together, and stop to smell a flower. Parent bunny tells little bunny that she loves them "when you get it right and when you get it wrong," which is always the most important message about a parent's love (in my opinion).
Emma Dodd books are always so sweet and lovely, and I always love the illustrations, especially the shiny metallic details that appear in all her books.
We follow this little bunny family as they hide from the rain, quietly watch the sky, chat together, and stop to smell a flower. Parent bunny tells little bunny that she loves them "when you get it right and when you get it wrong," which is always the most important message about a parent's love (in my opinion).
Emma Dodd books are always so sweet and lovely, and I always love the illustrations, especially the shiny metallic details that appear in all her books.
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December 9, 2021Love is a book about a baby bunny and her parents. The story discusses what love means to the parent, and even through hard times, there is always love.
This was a very simple but cute book. The words were easy to read, and the pictures were captivating. This would definitely be for younger students and even for a parent who wants to read their child.
I do not think I would use this in the classroom. It is an adorable book but more so for parents to read to their children. I would have this on my bookshelf but wouldn't use it as a lesson plan.
This was a very simple but cute book. The words were easy to read, and the pictures were captivating. This would definitely be for younger students and even for a parent who wants to read their child.
I do not think I would use this in the classroom. It is an adorable book but more so for parents to read to their children. I would have this on my bookshelf but wouldn't use it as a lesson plan.
August 19, 2017
Even though I have always loved children's books, I have somehow never managed to read Emma Dodd until very recently. Only two titles in, and I am in love!
This sweet book lyrically shows a parent expressing their love for their child. The illustrations are beautiful and shiny. I didn't fall as hard for this book as I did for Together, her other title that I've read, but this one is still excellent!
This sweet book lyrically shows a parent expressing their love for their child. The illustrations are beautiful and shiny. I didn't fall as hard for this book as I did for Together, her other title that I've read, but this one is still excellent!
May 13, 2021
A mother rabbit expresses her love for her kitten.
"I love you so, and when I try to count the reasons why ... I find there are more reasons ... than there are stars up in the sky."
This picture book conveys parental love and devotion, using short simple text. It provides reassurance to children that they are deeply loved by their primary caregivers who strive to protect and support them.
The text is simple and soothing, and the illustrations, accented with gold foil, are gentle with vivid landscapes.
"I love you so, and when I try to count the reasons why ... I find there are more reasons ... than there are stars up in the sky."
This picture book conveys parental love and devotion, using short simple text. It provides reassurance to children that they are deeply loved by their primary caregivers who strive to protect and support them.
The text is simple and soothing, and the illustrations, accented with gold foil, are gentle with vivid landscapes.
October 18, 2023
"Love is in the morning when you wake and smile at me."
That's how big rabbit and baby rabbit feel about life, anyway.
If you feel exactly the same way, you might be a rabbit yourself. Joke.
If you feel exactly the same way, you might love-love-love this book-book-book.
I'm rating this book as if I were one of the intended readers, those who love-love-love this pretty-pretty-pretty little book: FIVE STARS.
That's how big rabbit and baby rabbit feel about life, anyway.
If you feel exactly the same way, you might be a rabbit yourself. Joke.
If you feel exactly the same way, you might love-love-love this book-book-book.
I'm rating this book as if I were one of the intended readers, those who love-love-love this pretty-pretty-pretty little book: FIVE STARS.
February 1, 2017
I really dug this. A book all about love, a topic that's been covered many times before in picutre books but there's something about it that makes you go "a." There is gold gilding included in the illustrations which are really beautiful.
February 9, 2017
I love you so and when I try to count the reason why...
.. I find there are more reasons...
...than there are stars in the sky.
Ilustrasinya suka bangeeet.
padang bunga kala senja dan ditutup dengan langit bertabur bintang.
#gagalmoveon gini dari bukunya Emma Dodds
September 21, 2017
Beautiful colors, memorable rhymes, and sentimental (but not mawkish) illustrations depicting the unconditional love of a mother rabbit for her baby bunny. Sweet, tender, and appropriate not just for the indicated 2-5 year old audience, but for picture book fans of any age.
November 6, 2024
Lovely words about love. Easy and short to read, but it lightens my day. Love is always the answer to darkness’s days. Just a day I’m down and feel bad, this book is a soft reminder that love is around me, in different shapes. Love is always there, same as my cat
January 28, 2017
The same, for all intents and purposes, as every other Emma Dodd book. I find I like this one a little more than most of the others, but that could be because I'm currently in nesting mode.
February 26, 2017
Super cute.
May 20, 2017
The second review for an Love You Series book. Emma Dodd is so adept at putting my thoughts and feelings onto a page. Again, wish it was bigger so I could use it for my large crowds story times.
May 31, 2017
An adorable story with super cute pictures. My daughter enjoyed this book but younger children will adore this book as well. Would recommend.
June 23, 2017
Pretty good for baby storytime, but perhaps better enjoyed one-on-one more with parent/child. I really like the illustrations in all her books.
October 12, 2017
What love means to a mama bunny, to her baby. This is a beautiful book.
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