Lots of Kisses

by Lorna Crozier

Overview

Award-winning poet Lorna Crozier’s soothing lullaby delights in kisses for baby from head to toe. Combined with beautiful photographs, Lots of Kisses is the perfect board book for parents and caregivers to snuggle up and read with their oh-so-kissable little ones.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459807457
Publisher:	Orca Book Publishers
Publication date:	10/01/2014
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	1,390,388
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 7.30(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	AD280L (what's this?)
Age Range:	1 - 3 Years

About the Author

Lorna Crozier has authored numerous books of poetry and received many awards. An Officer of the Order of Canada, Lorna has read her poetry on every continent except Antarctica, and in 2005 she recited a poem for Queen Elizabeth II as part of Saskatchewan's centennial celebration. For more information, visit www.lornacrozier.ca.

Editorial Reviews

10/13/2014
Canadian poet Crozier offers a soothing rhyme, written in the voice of a caring adult speaking to a baby: “If I kiss your eyelids/ If I kiss your toes/ If I kiss the top of your head/ where your wispy hair grows.” Photographs (largely stock images) show close-ups of babies smiling, sticking their toes in their mouths (“If I kiss your littlest toes/ Whoops!—already they’ve been kissed”), and cuddling with parents. The resolution to this series of ifs (“Will I kiss away your tears?”) makes for a surprisingly somber conclusion, since the idea of distress is absent from the preceding pages. Up to age 3. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

"A compilation of engaging photographs showing babies of families from a variety of cultural backgrounds receiving 'lots of kisses' from loving parents...Bound to be a book to read over and over again to kiss away even the more serious of boo boos."

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"Using rhythmic words, Crozier encourages parents to cover their babies with kisses...The book is beautiful...Pastel, patterned backgrounds appear behind the text. The book includes children and adults from different racial backgrounds and a variety of ages. The photographs include pictures of just mom (or dad) and baby, a married man and woman with a baby (the wedding ring is obvious), and a woman (with no wedding ring) and a baby...Recommended."

CM Magazine

2014-10-22
Babies are kissed by their grown-ups, from head to toe. In the preamble, a variety of mothers and fathers ask what happens if they kiss their babies' eyelids, toes, heads, wrists and fingers. The lilting rhymed text continues: "If I kiss your belly // If I kiss your ears // If I kiss the knobs of your knees // Will I kiss away your tears?" These lines are meted out spread by spread, printed on one page in a bold, black typeface against gently patterned backgrounds, while a full-color photo of a solo baby or a parent (or parents) engaging with their little one appears on the facing page. Almost half of the cute and bubbly images depict families of color. While the ending is a bit abrupt and the order of body parts kissed is not particularly logical, this title is bound to encourage lots of bonding. (Board book. 6-18 mos.)

Kirkus Reviews