I Hope You Will Know
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- £9.49
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- £9.49
Publisher Description
2023 FOREWORD INDIES FINALIST
… as you wonder and marvel and grow,
There are some things in life that I hope you will know …
So begins a love letter from an unnamed narrator to their dearest one. Rhyming couplets peppered with metaphor offer readers thirteen heart-felt and admirable credos, together presenting a guide for a life well lived.
These collected words of wisdom express the narrator’s deepest wishes for their cherished one as they step into their future, perhaps most importantly that they are loved unconditionally.
This joyfully illustrated and artfully designed package may be shared with a loved one of any age to complement life's milestone moments and holidays. I Hope You Will Know is perfect for:
• Birthday gifts
• Graduation celebrations
• Baby showers
• Valentine's Day
Or simply as a reminder that "I will always love you."
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this hopeful love letter, a caretaker supplies an earnest checklist of things they want a child to remember "as you wonder and marvel and grow." Each spread features a pithy all-caps maxim ("DREAM BIG," "SHARE YOUR KINDNESS") followed by rhyming couplets that elaborate on the idea: "Always look for the wonders, no matter how small,/ For a heart that is grateful finds joy in them all." Olczyk's textured, light-filled artwork flows indoors and out, focusing on figures portrayed with varying abilities and skin tones. Across sunny, bucolic settings, a gaggle of boisterous children sporting colorful slickers jump in puddles, while others encounter natural landscapes and interact playfully. The loving reassurance and sentiment on display provide readers with their own cheering section as they venture forth: "And wherever you go and whatever you do,/ I hope you will know I will always love you!" Ages 4–8.
