{"product_id":"love-isbn-9781524740917","title":"Love","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"[A] poetic reckoning of the importance of love in a child's life . . . eloquent and moving.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Everything that can be called love -- from shared joy to comfort in the darkness -- is gathered in the pages of this reassuring, refreshingly honest picture book.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Editors' Choice \/ Staff Picks From the Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Lyrical and sensitive, ‘Love’ is the sort of book likely to leave readers of all ages a little tremulous, and brimming with feeling.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long comes a story about the strongest bond there is and the diverse and powerful ways it connects us all.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In the beginning there is light \u003cbr\u003eand two wide-eyed figures standing near the foot of your bed \u003cbr\u003eand the sound of their voices is love.\u003cbr\u003e...\u003cbr\u003eA cab driver plays love softly on his radio\u003cbr\u003ewhile you bounce in back with the bumps of the city\u003cbr\u003e and everything smells new, and it smells like life.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this heartfelt celebration of love, Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long depict the many ways we experience this universal bond, which carries us from the day we are born throughout the years of our childhood and beyond. With a lyrical text that's soothing and inspiring, this tender tale is a needed comfort and a new classic that will resonate with readers of every age.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLove\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003cbr\u003e#1 Indie Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Winter 2017-2018 Kids’ Indie Next Top Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive Starred Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Amazon Best of the Year Pick 2018 – Ages 3-5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Best Children’s Book of 2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAn NPR Best Book of 2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Accompanied by Loren Long’s \u003cb\u003echarming illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e, this book, also available in Spanish, \u003cb\u003ecelebrates how love exists in the ordinary \u003c\/b\u003eand why \u003cb\u003ewe should treasure moments, big and small, with the people in our lives\u003c\/b\u003e.\"—\u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] \u003cb\u003epoetic reckoning\u003c\/b\u003e of the importance of love in a child's life . . . \u003cb\u003eeloquent and moving\u003c\/b\u003e.\"—\u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eEverything that can be called love \u003c\/b\u003e— from shared joy to comfort in the darkness — \u003cb\u003eis gathered in the pages of this reassuring, refreshingly honest picture book\u003c\/b\u003e.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, \u003c\/i\u003eEditors’ Choice \/ Staff Picks From the Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eLyrical and sensitive\u003c\/b\u003e, ‘Love’ is the sort of book likely to leave readers of all ages \u003cb\u003ea little tremulous, and brimming with feeling\u003c\/b\u003e.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"De la Peña’s prose poem \u003cb\u003espeaks right to young children\u003c\/b\u003e. . . . People often talk to children about love; in these pages, they can see and feel what it’s like. And \u003cb\u003ethere’s plenty for everybody\u003c\/b\u003e.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book\u003cb\u003e looks into the darkness and still finds stars twinkling overhead\u003c\/b\u003e.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e★\u003c\/b\u003e “From the moment prose and art appear in the opening spread, de la Peña and Long usher readers into a patient, pensive meditation on love. . . . \u003cb\u003eTimely, timeless, and utterly necessary.\u003c\/b\u003e”—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“Newbery Award–winning De la Peña offers\u003cb\u003e a lyrical ode to love\u003c\/b\u003e in this \u003cb\u003estirring picture book\u003c\/b\u003e. . . . In De la Peña’s lines, love becomes not just an emotion between people but a feeling suffusing the world.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e★ \u003c\/b\u003e“Long and Matt de la Peña . . .\u003cb\u003e hit the mark with \u003ci\u003eLove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003ea gentle, poetic picture book about love\u003c\/b\u003e in all circumstances, even the tough ones.”—\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e★\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"This\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e heartfelt and sensitively rendered \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003epicture book meditation \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ebegs to be shared\u003c\/b\u003e and discussed \u003c\/b\u003ewith children . . . Spread the love.\"—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e★ “\u003cb\u003eAn exquisitely written and illustrated picture book\u003c\/b\u003e that speaks of how love, even when it’s difficult to recognize, can percolate up through the most common of daily circumstances.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eLove – it's an abstract emotion, right? Not even close.\u003c\/b\u003e These pictures and words describe a zillion ways to think of love . . . For readers, this book is a lifelong challenge to ask: \u003cb\u003eWhat is love?\u003c\/b\u003e And how can we create more of it in what we think and do and say?\"—Justine Kenin, producer, \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e, in NPR's Book Concierge Guide to 2018’s Great Reads\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt de la Peña \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eLast Stop on Market Street\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Newbery Medal and was chosen for a Caldecott Honor. He is also the author the award-winning picture book \u003ci\u003eA Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis\u003c\/i\u003e and six critically acclaimed young adult novels. Matt teaches creative writing and visits schools and colleges throughout the country. Matt lives in Brooklyn, NY. You can visit Matt at mattdelapena.com or on Twitter @mattdelapena\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLoren Long \u003c\/b\u003eis the author and illustrator of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Otis series. He’s also the illustrator of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eOf Thee I Sing\u003c\/i\u003e by Barack Obama, as well as the re-illustrated, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Little Engine That Could\u003c\/i\u003e by Watty Piper. He lives near Cincinnati with his wife, two sons, and two Weimaraners. Visit him online at LorenLong.com or on Twitter @lorenlong.","brand":"G.P. 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