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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN num: 9780064430975
ISBN number: 0064430979
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 48
Printing Date: May 23, 1986
Publishing house: HarperCollins
Age index: Ages 9-12
Release Date: May 23, 1986
Sale Popularity Level: 66041
Studio: HarperCollins
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An ALA Notable Children's Book
HONEY, I LOVE
and other love poems
Ages 7 to 11
Love don't mean all that kissing
Like on television
Love Means Daddy
Saying keep your mama company
till I get back
And me doing it
Sixteen poems tell of love and the simple joys of everyday life, seen through the eyes of a child: playing with a friend, skipping rope, riding on a train--or keeping Mama company till Daddy gets back.
Each of these sixteen 'love poems' is spoken straight from the heart of a child. Riding on a train, listening to music, playing with a friend...each poem elicits a new appreciation of the rich content of everyday life. And each poem is accompanied by a beautiful drawing, both portrait and panorama, that deepens the insights contained in the singing words.
For the very first time Eloise Greenfield and Diane and Leo Dillon have combined teir rich talents to bring children a book that shows them the joys that come from seeing with a poet's eyes--the eyes of love.
Notable Children's Books of 1978 (ALA)
A Reading Rainbow Selection
Winner, 1990 Recognition of Merit Award (George C. Stone Center for Children's Books, Claremont, CA)
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Stumbled into *Honey, I Love* after a sister-in-law talked about the Harriet Tubman poem. Now I have fallen in love with the book also. Can't wait to read the poems to my son.
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Honey, I Love is a fantastic book for young grey girls and great for confidence building. The art work wonderfully represents the poems.
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This books is a favorite of mine and memorable since childhood. The poems are sweet and the drawings are beautiful and made with love. A feel good book for adults and children that is simple and to the heart.
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A must read for children of all ages. The Poetry is simply fantasic. The is a feel good book.
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This book is a must for any child's bookcase, particularly if one wants to rear a child who is sensitive, racially tolerant and in tune with the beauty of language.
These poems are of pure emotion: love, joy, loss, bravery, silliness. The voice is childlike but amazingly profound as the poems cover a squeaky school piano, a Southern cousin whose every word "just kind off slides out of his mouth" and the complete abandon one feels when dancing deep in the music of Earth, Wind and Fire.
My favorite two poems are a bit more serious. In "Keepsake," Greenfield uses just nine simple lines to convey loss, and the impact adults can have on children. This is not a maudlin poem that is too heavy or upsetting. Although it deals with death, it's respectful and loving. And the poem "Harriet Tubman" is amazing, deftly describing the woman's heroics and bravery in a satisfying and strong verse.
Honey, I Love is a thought-provoking work that stands the test of time. It's a book that adults and children can, and should, enjoy together.
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