Jessica Elin Hirschman

This is a super sweet book. The illustrations are cute, with bright colors, but overall the best part is the message: I love you, even if I have to go to work, or you need discipline or it's bedtime. I can imagine it's a particular hit with twos and threes who have lots of tantrums and need to the reminder that no matter what, they're still loved.

This large, beautifully photographed book has ideas for each of the four livings areas of a house: "porches and sunrooms," "family rooms," "bedrooms," and "babies & children's rooms." It's meant for homes larger or fancier than mine.

This children's book shows an anthropomorphic bear cub and his mom going throughout the day. A sweet rhyme on every page describes how much the mom loves her son, immediately followed by "I love you all the time" on the opposing page. While I really like the message contained in the book, I don't like the way the refrain breaks the meter every time. I wish it flowed better, because when you're reading children's books it's all about how they sound aloud.