I'll Never Let You Go

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I'll Never Let You Go

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When you love someone, you stand by them no matter what happens.

In good times . . .
When you're excited, the world joins with you,
You bounce all about--look, I'm bouncing, too!

In bad times . . .
When you are sad and troubled with fears,
I hold you close and dry all your tears.

And all the times in between.
When you are high and when you are low,
I'll be holding your hand . . . and I'll never let go.

Share this beautiful celebration of unconditional love with someone special in your life.

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ISBN-13:	9781619639232
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	12/22/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Smriti Prasadam-Halls and Alison Brown are the author-illustrator team behind the #1 Publishers Weekly bestselling picture book I Love You Night and Day.

Smriti Prasadam-Halls is a former children's books editor who has written several picture books and novelty books. She lives in England with her husband and three sons.

Alison Brown studied Fine Art at Liverpool and then became a graphic designer. She is also the illustrator of Tony Mitton's Snowy Bear. Alison lives in the United Kingdom.
Smriti Prasadam-Halls has been a children's writer and editor for more than ten years and has written several children's books, including the bestselling Jingle Jangle Jungle, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Smriti lives in Richmond-upon-Thames.
www.smriti.co.uk

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Editorial Reviews

…[a] reassuring chant about a parent's love, featuring adorably expressive animal child-parent pairs.

The New York Times Book Review - Maria Russo

"The last lines, echoing the premise of the whole book, will be reassuring to most . . . Sweet." —Kirkus Reviews
“Prasadam-Halls's rhymed couplets have a pleasing lilt. . . . The gender-neutral, cross-species portrait of affection gives the book the potential for broad appeal—the animals' relationship could easily be between a single or adoptive parent and his or her child, or also between two close friends.” —Publishers Weekly on I LOVE YOU NIGHT AND DAY
“Brown's soft, full-spread artwork nicely matches Prasadam-Halls's brief rhyming verse. . . . This gentle, reassuring story is a calming tale just right for family or group sharing.” —School Library Journal on I LOVE YOU NIGHT AND DAY

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This is an endearing tale of family, support, and unconditional love. The vibrant illustrations and colors used on each page capture the spirit and emotion of the book’s message. Young readers will be able to identify with the feelings each animal faces, and the illustrations capture the emotion of the character as well. All the different animals create diversity, as they each capture the universal message of love. A parent’s love is unconditional and no matter what happens the response is the same; “I’ll never let you go.” This is a great resource for both parents and educators as young children begin to explore their own feelings. It will provide a comfort for children as they face new feelings and explore their own responses to different situations. Children will also enjoy the rhyming text which creates a great rhythm when read aloud. It reads like a song and will capture the attention and heart of early learners. Reviewer: Lisette Baez; Ages 4 to 6.

Children's Literature - Lisette Baez

02/01/2016
PreS—The creators of I Love You Night and Day (Bloomsbury, 2014) are back with another sweet book bearing a message of unconditional love and support. Soft and colorful mixed-media illustrations show various adult and child animal pairs engaged in assorted activities. As each of the young animals display a different emotion or behavior, the brief, rhyming text provides reassurance that they are supported through the highs as well as the lows. For example, one spread shows a puppy holding a crayon behind his back, while the wall beside him is covered with childlike drawings. The adult dog stands with hands on hips, looking slightly displeased, and the text reads, "When you are naughty, I see that too… But I know that really you know what to do." The warm and calm presence of the adult in each scene, even during these more challenging moments, is supported by the gentle and spare verses. The gender-neutral animal pairs could easily represent a number of close relationships, from parent and child to grandparent and grandchild to an older and younger sibling. VERDICT A perfect choice for one-on-one sharing and a comforting bedtime story.—Kimberly Tolson, Medfield Public Library, MA

School Library Journal

2016-01-09
The theme of unconditional love, in both good and bad times, is offered in rhyme alongside pictures of loving pairs of animals. In the canon of "I love you so much" titles, the shelves are full of devotion to parenting. Prasadam-Halls offers another title that illustrates a wide range of emotions. Love, naughtiness, fear, excitement, sadness, and even questioning all take a turn through this rotation of parent watchfulness. The rhyming verse, with its repetitive cadence, is a bit lumpy, but it is bolstered by comforting full-spread artwork by Brown. Rendered in acrylic paint and colored pencil, each youngster-and-parent depiction exudes connection and protection. Rabbits gingerly cross a river on steppingstones, a joey bounces with abandon, and a baby owl sleeps while the parent stands guard. "When you are sad and troubled with fears, / I hold you close and dry all your tears." Whether the pairs are koalas or crocodiles, all the animals are androgynous, making the images work for single moms and dads. Though the book cycles through many moods, the feeling of constant presence is clear. The last lines, echoing the premise of the whole book, will be reassuring to most. "For when you are high and when you are low, / I'll be holding you tight… // …and I'll never let go." Sweet though it is, though, there's nothing fresh about it. Not really high or low, this effort takes the middle road. (Picture book. 2-5)

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