Three Little Words

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public LibraryN, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: February 21, 2015

Review

Through rhyming text and adorable illustrations, little ones will be entertained and delighted with this story, while learning about feelings and emotions. When no one seems to care about you, when you are losing every race, when others are grumpy to you or when monsters disturb your dreams, all can be remedied with three little words, "I love you." The end of the book touches on the fact that every one of us can help others to overcome shyness, blue moods, thoughts of scary monsters and other negative emotions by empathizing with them, including them in playtime, and offering the three little words to make them feel better. The pictures complement the text well and depict the furry and lovable forest animal families declaring their love for one another and will encourage lots of hugs and kisses. The lines of text declaring "I love you" and "Three little words" are in colors that make them pop off the page. This will make for a good readaloud and little ones can be prompted to say those three little words along with the reader.

Overall Book Score: good