I Love You Already!

Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - North Yarmouth Academy Library, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: July 11, 2017

Review

Bear and Duck are back (their debut came in Goodnight Already!). Bear looks forward to a quiet morning alone, but Duck is restless and is looking for some company. Duck is quite persistent and despite receiving many no's, he insists that Bear take a walk with him. In classic extrovert/introvert fashion, Duck (the extrovert) needs to talk everything over and get affirmation from his friend that he still likes him and Bear (the introvert)needs to be alone sometimes or, at the very least, can be quiet even when spending time with his friend and doesn't need to overthink or explain everything. The colorful pages and bright illustrations are appealing, and Davies uses different typefaces for both Duck and Bear so readers can see the give-and-take between the friends. This can be a fun read-aloud to help young readers identify when it's good to listen to what our friends are telling us and to reinforce that messages that if someone doesn't want to play right then, it doesn't mean that they love their friend any less, and that it would be helpful to share a little more with our friends so that they know how we feel.

Overall Book Score: good