If Kisses Were Colors board book
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
Perfect for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, any day, this tender little board book celebrates the immeasurable love of a parent for a child- warmer than a wool blanket, sturdier than an oak tree, brighter than a rainbow. Lyrical verse is complemented by Alison Jay's delicate, whimsical paintings. A perfect baby shower gift and bedtime book, this timeless gem will soothe and delight adults as well as their babies and toddlers.
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Newcomer Lawler's charming verse expresses a mother's love for her baby, comparing kisses to raindrops, pebbles, glowing comets and other wonders of nature. "If kisses were flowers, you'd have huge bouquets/ of roses and daisies/ picked fresh every day." The easy rhythm of the simple metaphors nicely plays off the sophisticated quality of Jay's (Picture This...) soft oil paintings, finished in a crackling varnish that lends the illustrations a vintage porcelain feel. The opening spread sets the playful tone, as trees bend to fit an oval painting of a mother clad in 1950s full skirt and heels, towering above an oversize baby buggy. A cast of fanciful animal characters (from an elephant in an old-fashioned bathing suit to a dancing penguin and pig) then take over to demonstrate other warmhearted analogies. For the titular phrase, they cavort under a pastel rainbow; they sled down snow-covered hills for "If kisses were snowflakes, your world would be light,/ sparkling with crystals of silver and white." Jay continues to vary the spreads throughout: for "If kisses were blankets," she wraps a circular inset painting in quilting stitches. Author and artist parade the metaphors in the final full-bleed spreads, as the characters travel the rainbow to a closing heart-shaped portrait of mother and child. This affectionate volume will induce a contented feeling as surely as it will inspire loving kisses. All ages.