I Love You, Too! By Eve Bunting

In the spirit of Valentine's Day I am posting on a story by Eve Bunting that was in a collection of I Love You stories I bought my children for Valentine's Day. This particular story has adorable illustrations, done by Melissa Sweet,that are over sized and colorful. On every page you will find adorable animals with their mommy's. The story starts with a little brown puppy giving his mama a special gift. Of course his mama loves the gift and showers him with hugs, kisses, and I love yous. By doing this the little puppy inspires his friends to do the same and each little animal discovers a special gift to give their mommy. Each animal is described using color or a characteristic which helps teach children those particular descripters. And of course each mama loves the gift. It was cute because my little boy touched my check and said "you are my mama", which brought me to tears. There is some ryme present but not too much. The only draw back was that it seemed to go on and on and I began to wonder how many other animals would be in the story. Overall, it was very sweet and moving.